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According to Joe Biden, the most recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah may serve as a model for ending the conflict in Gaza.
Under the new deal, which went into effect Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time (2 a.m. GMT), Israel would remove.
Its soldiers from southern Lebanon over the course of the next 60 days, and Lebanese forces will regain control of their region.
Following the truce, Lebanon’s army said on Wednesday that it was getting ready to move south of the nation, but it asked people living in border communities to hold off on going home until the Israeli force left.
“This is intended to be a permanent cessation of hostilities,” Mr. Biden said during a statement from the Rose Garden at the White House.
“What remains of Hezbollah and other terrorist groups will not be permitted to pose a threat to Israel’s security in the future.”
“The people of Gaza deserve a future of security and prosperity, just as the Lebanese people do,” he said, referring to the continuing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
They are also entitled to an end to the conflict and displacement. The Gazan people have endured terrible hardships.
The US president said that for months, Hamas had failed to engage in sincere negotiations about a peace agreement.
However, things may change if the terrorist organization consents to release the captives it has been holding for more than a year.
The Jewish state’s war with the Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah escalated on October 1st when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a cross-border assault into southern Lebanon.
He promised at the time to establish a buffer zone so that people in northern Israel might return to their homes because of the terrorists’ rocket assaults.
“Hezbollah is no longer the same,” Mr. Netanyahu said Tuesday. It dates back many years.
“We have demolished the terror infrastructure they erected close to our border. All of this seemed like science fiction just three months ago, but it isn’t. We’ve succeeded.
Israel would retaliate if Hezbollah violates the conditions of the deal, which was mediated by the US and French governments, according to both Mr. Biden and Mr. Netanyahu.
The Israeli leader said that restocking its exhausted armaments stockpiles, allowing the armed forces to relax, and concentrating its firepower on Iran and Hamas in Gaza were the primary reasons for agreeing to the deal.
“This is a process that cannot happen overnight or in several days, so there is this period to prevent any vacuums from being formed,” a senior official in the US government said.
Israel destroyed a plethora of terrorist infrastructure during its cross-border incursion, including tunnels that would have been used to carry out a slaughter similar to the one that occurred on October 7, Mr. Biden said.
The buffer zone set up in accordance with the ceasefire agreement will not let this to be reconstructed.
American and French authorities will decide on any violations of the agreement and will also work with Lebanon’s defense forces to bring them up to speed.
But according to Mr. Biden, no American combat troops would be sent to Israel or Lebanon to carry out the agreement.
In an indication that the agreement would endure beyond the White House changeover, Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s choice for national security advisor, praised the agreement.
Mr. Waltz said on X, “I’m happy to see tangible steps towards de-escalation in the Middle East.” But let’s be clear: the turmoil and violence that have been unleashed over the region are mostly the result of the Iran Regime.
We will not put up with their continued sponsorship of terrorism. “The civilian populations of Lebanon and Northern Israel, who have suffered unimaginable consequences during.
The last few months of devastating conflict and bloodshed, will receive some measure of relief from today’s long-overdue ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah,” said British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
In pursuit of a lasting, sustainable peace in the Middle East, he said, “The UK and its allies will continue to be at the forefront of efforts to break the ongoing cycle of violence.”
A ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the release of all captives, and the lifting of limitations on urgently needed humanitarian relief must all happen right now.