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I just spoke with the prime ministers of Israel and Lebanon and I'm pleased to announce that their governments have accepted the United States' proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah,
We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state” of Lebanon
We must see immediate progress towards a ceasefire deal in Gaza, the release of all hostages and the removal of restrictions on desperately needed humanitarian aid,
Starmer said in a statement After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,
Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told Al Jazeera The deployment is the first challenge - then how to deal with the locals that want to return home", given the risks of unexploded ordnance
Just as the Lebanese people deserve a future of security and prosperity, so do the people of Gaza. They, too, deserve an end to the fighting and displacement,
Netanyahu does not know how to bring security to Israel,
and stressed the urgency of sealing a hostage deal There's no one coming for their support anymore. I think that's a powerful change of reality on the ground... If anyone in Hamas thought that there was broad support for their cause, I think today they have learned that that is not the case,
We remain committed to be on the ground, day to day, watch what's happening and to let everybody know ... that the world is watching,
This is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities,
In order to leave Lebanon, we must have our own security belt,
In full coordination with the United States, we retain complete military freedom of action. Should Hezbollah violate the agreement or attempt to rearm, we will strike decisively,
Thousands will join the resistance ... Disarming the resistance was an Israeli proposal that fell through,
said Fadlallah, who is also a member of Lebanon's parliament We have set it back decades, eliminated ... its top leaders, destroyed most of its rockets and missiles, neutralized thousands of fighters, and obliterated years of terror infrastructure near our border,
Our village – they destroyed half of it. In these few seconds before they announced the ceasefire, they destroyed half our village,
Implementation of this agreement will be key and we will be very vigilant to any attempts to disrupt what the two parties have committed to as part of this process today,
We are perhaps close to a ceasefire in ... Let's hope it's true and that there's no backing down at the last-minute."
The Italian foreign minister, while opening the G7 meeting near Rome, noted ... and said With Hezbollah out of the picture, Hamas is left alone in the campaign. Our pressure on it will increase, and this will assist in achieving the goal of freeing our hostages,
I also demand the Israeli enemy fully commit to the ceasefire decision, withdraw from all areas and sites it occupies, and fully abide by UN Resolution 1701,
You had a role of the UNIFIL that slowly eroded like any other peacekeeping with time that has no clear mandate,
said Joseph Bahout, the director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy at the American University of Beirut
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