Hezbollah would halt fire on Israel if Hamas agrees to a hostage deal that includes a ceasefire unless Israel continues to bomb southern Lebanon, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
During the previous hostage deal that resulted in a seven-day truce in Gaza, there was calm across the Lebanon-Israel border. But in recent months, the situation has been escalating, and Israel has been hitting targets deeper inside Lebanon.
“The moment Hamas announces its approval of the truce, and the moment the truce is declared, Hezbollah will adhere to the truce and will stop operations in the south immediately, as happened the previous time,” a source close to Hezbollah told Reuters.
Israel has sent the opposite message, with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant threatening an escalation of strikes if a hostage deal is reached.
“In the event of a temporary truce in Gaza – we will increase the fire in the north independently, and will continue until the full withdrawal of Hezbollah and the return of the residents to their homes,” Gallant said over the weekend.
France has been trying to mediate a deal between Hezbollah and Israel and submitted a written proposal that would involve Hezbollah withdrawing six miles from the Israeli border. But Hezbollah has said it would only enter talks once there was a ceasefire in Gaza.
According to AFP, Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed 284 people, including 44 civilians. The Israeli military has said Hezbollah’s attacks have killed 10 Israeli soldiers and six civilians.
Israel doesn’t care, with American money and weapons backing, it WANTS to be the evil, destabilizing power (Or, if you listen to the New York Times narrative, the only “democracy” in the region lol) in the region that provokes war ALL of his neighbors. In Bibi’s sick twisted mind, more dead Palestinians just means easier occupation and more land to steal. And we’re supporting all of this with our taxpayer money.
Israel has its flaws,but then Who is the democracy in the region? Its a very rough neighborhood.
What good is a democracy if those political parasites in the Knesset are all homicidal sociopaths? The greatest danger to Israel is the current government and military. Period
The Knesset. allows open debate,which does not occur in Gaza. It has Arab representatives and a wide spectrum of political views. Hamas and its supporters are homicidal.
Of course,,, The zionist cannot go through a ceasefire in south without attacking the north in interim…!
Hezbollah is waiting until it has a nuclear umbrella. but there will always be someone who rationalizes how just they are.
And you’re foolish enough to think a nuclear attack on southern Lebanon does not harm northern Israel…!
When and if enough missles come down on Israel,the world will see something that it has never seen before-Hezbollah masters will get a taste of cocoa.
Hezbollah is starting to worried that they might be next after Israel gets their hostages back. They should be worried, especially if Trump is the next President.