Israel & Hezbollah truce quiets one war front but Gaza still awaits calm

Published On : 2024-11-28T09:53:44+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday after the two sides struck a deal brokered by the US and France but Israel warned local residents not to return to the border area yet

The ceasefire agreement ended the deadliest confrontation between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group in years but Israel is still fighting its other arch foe Hamas in Gaza.

Lebanese rush home

Cars and vans piled high with mattresses, suitcases and even furniture streamed through the heavily-bombed southern port city of Tyre heading south where hundreds of thousands of people had been forced to flee their homes by the violence.

Israel's attacks have also struck eastern cities and towns and Hezbollah's stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut and Israeli troops have pushed around 6 km into Lebanon in a series of ground incursions launched in September

60 days of calm

Under the terms of the ceasefire Israeli forces can remain in Lebanon for 60 days and Israeli PM Netanyahu said he had instructed the military not to allow residents back to villages near the border after four Hezbollah operatives were detained in the area.

Major win for Biden

The ceasefire agreement is a major achievement for the US in the waning days of Joe Biden's administration. Biden spoke at the White House shortly after Israel's security cabinet approved the agreement in a 10

US:Gaza ceasefirebid next

Biden said his administration was also pushing for an elusive ceasefire in Gaza. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US would start its renewed push for a ceasefire on Wednesday but many Gazans said they felt abandoned.

Hamas and Iran react

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said the group "appreciates" Lebanon's right to reach an agreement which protects its people and hopes for a deal to end the Gaza war.

Will a deal be a success?

Israel's enforcement of the truce would be very determined Halevi said. "Hezbollah operatives who approach our troops... will be struck ... we are getting ready for the possibility that this (ceasefire) approach won't succeed

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