Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire that began at 4:00 p.m. local time (3:00 p.m. CEST) on Friday. This was stated by an unnamed American official for the Reuters agency, writes TASR.
- Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on Friday afternoon.
- The ceasefire agreement was brokered by the United States, Qatar and indirectly Iran.
- Israel and Hezbollah have not yet officially confirmed the ceasefire or released details of the agreement.
- Despite the US memorandum with Iran, Israel bombed southern Lebanon again at night.
- Iran’s foreign minister accused Israel of seeking permanent war.
“Hezbollah and Israel Agree on Ceasefire,” said the representative. According to him, negotiators from the United States and Qatar worked on the agreement with the help of Iran. “According to our information, following the firefight earlier today, Israel and Hezbollah are now in a state of ceasefire,” he added.
Neither Israel nor Hezbollah has yet commented on the ceasefire. However, Sky News, citing its source, reported the same information as Reuters, stating that passing cease-fires did not last long.
As part of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon, was supposed to end. However, Israel attacked the south of this country again overnight. According to the Lebanese authorities, the strikes left several dead, including women and children.
On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakhchi accused Israel of wanting “permanent war.” He stated this after Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir declared that after the death of four Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, “the whole of Lebanon must burn”.
“This is not the outpouring of a random genocidal lunatic. This is a public contribution by the Minister of National Security of the Israeli regime. A genocidal death cult based in Tel Aviv is a threat to all of humanity. It threatens all people. His only concern is perpetual war“, Arákčí wrote on the X social network.
The unnamed representatives of Israel and the Lebanese militant movement Hezbollah spoke to the Reuters agency on Friday confirmed the conclusion of the truce. TASR informs about it.
