Hezbollah, in turn, said it attacked Israeli soldiers in reprisal
The Lebanese Army denounced this Friday (17) (Friday night in Brazil), violations by Israel of the ceasefire announced by Donald Trump and started at 6 pm Brasília time. Hezbollah launched attacks in response. The Lebanese Army accused Israel of committing “acts of aggression” and bombings in violation of the truce that came into force hours earlier. THE Hezbollah, in turn, said it attacked Israeli soldiers in reprisal.
The truce, which began at midnight local time in both countries (6pm on Thursday in Brasília), occurs while Washington intensifies its efforts to reach an agreement to end the war with Iranwho insists that an eventual peace agreement is only possible with a ceasefire in Lebanon.
The war in the Middle East began when the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, and Lebanon became involved when Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel on March 2. More than two thousand people died in Israeli attacks on Lebanon and at least one million were displaced. Furthermore, Israeli ground forces invaded the south of the country. Trump said the truce comes after “excellent” talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, two days after Israel and Lebanon began peace talks in Washington.
On Tuesday (14), direct conversations were held between the ambassadors of the two countries in Washington to discuss negotiations. “These negotiations have not taken place for over 40 years. They are happening now because we are very strong, and countries are coming to us — not just Lebanon,” Netanyahu said. On Wednesday (15), the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that the .
This Thursday, the United States reported that the ceasefire could be extended if there is an agreement. “All parties recognize that Lebanon’s security forces have exclusive responsibility for Lebanon’s sovereignty and national defense; no other country or group claims to be the guarantor of Lebanon’s sovereignty,” the agreement says.
