▲ Israel yesterday launched more airstrikes against Beirut and Tire (pictured) causing explosions that killed 31 people and injured 65 others.Photo Afp
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La Jornada Newspaper
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, p. 20
Tel Aviv., Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have approved yesterday a final version of a ceasefire with Hezbollah for fear that the outgoing US president, Joe Biden, would punish Israel before the United Nations (UN) in coming weeks, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel.
According to the official, Israel’s freedom of action in Lebanon is guaranteed by a letter with the United States. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will be able to act not only against those who try to attack Israel, but also against attempts by Hezbollah (Party of God) to increase its military power.
“She is a Mabam [acrónimo de ‘guerra entre guerras’, en hebreo] in Lebanon,” the official said, referring to the decade-long Israeli effort to prevent Iranian weapons from reaching its proxy countries through airstrikes and intelligence operations, mainly in Syria.
We will actthe official promised, noting that Israel accepts a ceasefire, not the end of the war.We don’t know how long it will last [el alto el fuego]he pointed out.
The ceasefire will be put to a vote in the Israeli cabinet tonight. There are ministers who talk to their bases and we take that into account. But [el ministro de Seguridad Nacional, Itamar] Ben Gvir understands the importance. It is in the interest of Israel.
The United States estimated that an agreement is nearalthough negotiations are still ongoing, and France reported a significant progress in the discussions.
According to the Axios news portal, the agreement is based on a US plan for a 60-day truce during which Hezbollah and the Israeli army must withdraw from southern Lebanon, bordering northern Israel, and allow the deployment there. Lebanese army. The pact includes the creation of an international committee to oversee its implementation.
Ben Gvir demanded that Netanyahu not accept the ceasefire proposal presented by the United States government and demanded to maintain the offensive until absolute victory.
This Monday, Israel launched a new series of air strikes against Beirut and Tire, causing explosions that killed 31 people and injured 65. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported 3,768 people dead since the beginning of the conflict against Hezbollah, while its counterpart Gaza Strip reported 44,235 deaths since the start of the war with Israel more than a year ago.
Israel’s army and police have arrested more than 11,800 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza.
Two young Palestinians, aged 13 and 20, were shot dead by the Israeli army in a new operation in the town of Yabad, in the northern West Bank.
The armed wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility for an attack with projectiles against southern Israel aimed at the kibbutz of Kfar Aza, from the Gaza Strip. No casualties reported.
