This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.
Update(1315ET): After months of heavy fighting which has included airstrikes and an IDF ground invasion of Lebanon, it finally looks official. Israel’s Channel 12 and others are reporting Tuesday evening (local time) that the Israeli cabinet has approved a ceasefire in Lebanon.
In announcing the ceasefire, Netanyahu called out both Iran and Syria’s Assad. He stressed that Israel is “Determined to prevent Iran from having nuclear arms” and that Assad is “playing with fire” in his coordination with the Islamic Republic and Hezbollah. The prime minister also stressed that Hezbollah will be attacked if its fighters break the deal. Netanyahu added that the ceasefire deal means Israel will now focus on the Iranian threat. He pledged that all Israeli citizens in the north would be able to return to their homes.
“We were able to achieve many of our goals during this war,” he said. The ceasefire is expected to take effect Wednesday. Jerusalem Post writes, “Presidents Biden and Macron will announce the deal during the night, with the alleged agreement set to take effect at 10 a.m. tomorrow.”
Some Lebanese continue to have doubts that it will actually take effect or hold…
An Al Jazeera correspondent in Lebanon observes, “People in Lebanon were waiting for this speech. Despite the fact Netanyahu was talking about the Israelis ceasing the ceasefire any time they want, people will be cherry-picking the positives here.” According to more:
The Israeli prime minister talked about a “paradigm shift in security for Israel”. He mentioned every adversary in the Arab world you can think of, and he made it clear the ceasefire was done on their terms and according to their timing.
There is some truth to that. However, there are two conflicts being fought in Lebanon: there is the massive air campaign and Israel has
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