US proposed ceasefire in Lebanon pending Israeli response

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Monday, November 25, 2024 

A ceasefire agreement proposed by the United States regarding the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is pending a response by the Israeli government. The proposal was mediated by Amos Hochstein, a top official in the Biden administration. On Sunday, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the proposal was waiting final approval by Israel. "We must pressure the Israeli government and maintain the pressure on Hezbollah to accept the US proposal for a ceasefire," he said in Beirut after meeting Lebanese officials.

The announcement comes not long after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on Sunday. A day prior to the attack, Israeli strikes in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed at least 29 people. The attacks on Sunday destroyed houses near Tel Aviv.

The Israeli offensive in Lebanon has displaced over one million Lebanese. Israel claims its aim in invading Lebanon is to secure the return of over 10,000 people evacuated from northern Israel due to rocket attacks by Hezbollah, who began attacking Israel in support of Hamas after the October 7 attack in 2023.

In regards to Israel's response to the proposed ceasefire, Israeli media reported that Netanyahu had ordered a meeting of his security cabinet in the evening. Axios reporter Barak Ravid said on a post on social media that an unnamed Israeli official said that Israel is moving towards a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon. However, a separate report from Israel's public broadcaster Kan said that there is not currently approval of a ceasefire, with issues still yet to be resolved.

Diplomacy has focused on restoring a ceasefire based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which brought an end to the 2006 Lebanon War. It requires Hezbollah to keep its fighters around 30km and the Lebanese Army to deploy in the buffer zone, in a de facto border between Israel and Lebanon known as the Blue Line.

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• "Lebanon ceasefire pending Israeli response after it carried out deadliest attack on Beirut" — Australian Broadcasting Corporation, November 25, 2024
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