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US President Joe Biden has announced that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to Washington’s permanent ceasefire proposal, beginning at 4am local time on Wednesday.
Hostilities between Israel and the Shia militia based in southern Lebanon escalated in September, with the Israel Defense Forces launching a series of airstrikes and later deploying ground troops.
“I just spoke with the prime ministers of Israel and Lebanon,” Biden said on Tuesday, speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House. “I’m pleased to announce that their governments have accepted the US proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.”
The ceasefire is designed “to be a permanent cessation of hostilities,” the US president added.
Under the terms of the armistice, the Lebanese army and police will deploy to the country’s border with Israel over the next 60 days, while its southern neighbor will “gradually withdraw its remaining forces and civilians,” according to Biden. Hezbollah and “other terrorist organizations will not be allowed” into the area, he added.
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