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The important thing is that we’re back, against Israel’s will and against the will of all the enemies,
We were a little afraid, but we trust our army and let's see what happens. Let's hope for the best,
We hope that all Arab and Western countries, and all people with merciful hearts and consciences ... implement a truce here because we are tired,
said displaced Gazan Malak Abu Laila Hezbollah operatives who approach our troops, the border area, and the villages within the area we have marked will be struck ... we are preparing, getting ready for the possibility that this (ceasefire) approach won't succeed,
I think it is still not safe to return to our homes because Hezbollah is still close to us,
said Eliyahu Maman, who was displaced from the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, which was hit hard by the months of fighting They were a nasty and ugly 60 days,
said Mohammed Kaafarani, 59, who was displaced from the Lebanese village of Bidias They control us and we can’t do anything about it. This war killed whoever it killed and now they’re telling us it’s a victory,
said a young man who was returning from neighboring Syria after being displaced from the eastern Bekaa province We will respond forcefully to any violation with the US' full understanding,
Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer said The (Israeli army) will be able to move more units back to Gaza, and definitely this might bring a change,
he said, hoping it would push Hamas to release the hostages A deal could then take time and the war could become a frozen conflict,
Ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza is only for one purpose: to release hostages,
he told AFP, referring to the 97 people - some of them already dead - still held in Gaza after being kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel It was clear to the (Israeli) army from the minute that they escalated against Hezbollah that it wanted to limit the operation because the cost could be much higher than the utility,
Israel feels like it’s in a position more than any other time to keep Iran weak and vulnerable, and to try and keep the pressure up further on its nuclear program,
Israel needs to seize the moment and really get the American administration on board to deal with Iran,
The countries that support [the Israelis] must provide guarantees,
As we in the Hamas movement follow the progress of this agreement in Lebanon, we express our commitment to cooperate with any efforts to stop the fire in Gaza,
the group said in an official statement We welcome the news of cessation of Israeli onslaught in Lebanon, reiterating the Islamic Republic of Iran's unwavering support for the Lebanese government, people, and resistance."
Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement released by Iran's foreign ministry My opinion is that after a year-plus of war, of shelling, of hostages in the south, a ceasefire agreement is an agreement that should give Israel some kind of an opening for hope,
said Roni Alon, a retired resident of Haifa in northern Israel But there is a lot to do in these 60 days,
Hochstein said in the interview The army command calls on citizens to wait before returning to frontline villages and towns that Israeli enemy forces have penetrated, awaiting their withdrawal,
