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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 When Hezbollah is out of the picture, Hamas is left alone in the fight. Our pressure on it will intensify,
But there is a lot to do in these 60 days,
Hochstein said in the interview What we feel is indescribable,
said one Lebanese driver on the road to the south The Lebanese army cannot deploy that many forces that quickly all across the south when they haven’t been there in such a long time,
he said, noting Lebanese armed forces will move in as Israeli forces depart The army command calls on citizens to wait before returning to frontline villages and towns that Israeli enemy forces have penetrated, awaiting their withdrawal,
Iran may be moving proxies around Iraq and Syria in order to threaten Israel and may feel the need to move them more often so that they preserve operational security in case of Israeli retaliation,
Iran also likely wants to mobilize proxy forces in case of a ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah so it can increase threats to Israel on other fronts,
Our pressure on Hamas will grow stronger, and this will help us in the sacred mission of bringing back our hostages,
It’s not the same Hezbollah anymore,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared while announcing the ceasefire to his citizens on Wednesday This is a moment of victory, pride and honour for us, the Shia sect, and for all of Lebanon,
We believe that the trajectory of this is going in a very positive direction."
Speaking to reporters during a press call, national security spokesman John Kirby described recent talks in Beirut led by U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein as "constructive," adding We will make sure that we will have the ability to neutralize any threat that will not be dealt [with] in southern Lebanon. I hope that the Lebanese army will take care of that in the future, but if they will fail, again, we will be there,
No more excuses. No more additional requests. Stop this fighting. Stop killing people. And let’s start thinking on peace,
We will act against any threat, anytime and anywhere,
Israel’s newly appointed defence minister, Israel Katz, told the UN’s special envoy for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, according to a statement from his office In my opinion, it would be a serious mistake to sign an agreement as long as Hezbollah has not been completely eliminated,
said Maryam Younnes, 29, a student from Maalot-Tarshiha We were blown away and the walls fell on top of us.”
Rola Jaafar, who lives in the building opposite, said Now is the time to conclude a diplomatic settlement.”
G7 foreign ministers called Tuesday for an “immediate ceasefire” in Lebanon, saying in a statement If you don't act, we will act, and with great force,
he said, speaking with UN special envoy Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert There is not an excuse for not implementing a ceasefire. Otherwise, Lebanon will fall apart,
Borrell told reporters in Fiuggi, Italy, on the sidelines of a Group of Seven meeting
