It is now just one week from the end of the 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Under the terms of that deal, Israel must fully withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon by January 26.
Israel has completely withdrawn from just two towns in the first 53 days of the ceasefire. With at least 60 towns and villages still to go, it is unlikely Tel Aviv will meet the deadline, despite US assurances that it “guarantees” Israel will do so.
Most Lebanese seem resigned to this but are none too optimistic. The current focus is on the few areas Israel has already left, which are filled with hundreds of damaged or entirely destroyed buildings. Between this destruction and the extensive infrastructure and agricultural damage, Israel is only withdrawing when there’s little left standing.
While Israel did substantial damage during the actual war and invasion, it continued to do so after the ceasefire started. Throughout the truce, hundreds of Israeli violations and active demolitions have been reported in southern Lebanon. Now it appears Israel may want to keep troops beyond the 60-day deadline to be able to demolish the numerous towns and villages it still occupies.
An increasing number of nations are pushing for Israel to end its occupations of southern Lebanon and southern Syria both. UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres was in Beirut this weekend holding meetings, and called for the immediate Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
President Joseph Aoun, during his meeting Saturday with Gutteres, said there was an urgent need for Israel to withdraw. He emphasized that Lebanon’s military is ready to replace Israel, the other aspect of the ceasefire, but that this hinges on Israel actually leaving.
A statement from Aoun’s office further emphasized the continued ceasefire violations, noting Israel is blowing up homes and destroying border villages. Despite this, the US overseer of the ceasefire, Major General Jasper Jeffers, has praised the situation, saying Israel’s pullout is on a “very positive path.” Jeffers made no mention of Israel’s continued destruction of civilian homes, nor indeed has any other US official.
Ceasefire in Hebrew seems to mean… nothing at all.
It does so! It means that everyone has to stop killing except Israel. As this post-October 7 "war" continues, the world should EASILY see by now just why an event like O7 happened in the first place- Israel's repugnant violation of human rights!
It means lots for them. They regroup, rest, ask for more weapons from the USA. When they are ready, not when the cease fire ends, they start shooting again with more vigor.
It means that the enemy ceases fire while they keep firing. Yes, I guess that's "a meaning", just not "the meaning".
And it is a very mean "meaning".
CEASEFIRE!!!………………!!!
To a very large degree, the narrative about Hamas' actions on October 7 are very much like the accusations "cemented" in the public's mind about J6 "insurrectionists" (Trump supporters). They are NOT 100% true, hence all this carnage is (once again!) based on Israel's deceptions (just like 911)! Hamas itself undoubtedly has many Israeli spies in it that can "steer" policies and actions the way Israel wants them to go. The initial "official narrative" about O7 was that Israeli intelligence was "unaware" that the Hamas invasion was afoot (yea right). This lie should stand out like a black sheep when you consider that Israel stood its military down for SEVEN HOURS while Hamas invaded and took hostages! When Israel finally responded, it mass murdered everyone, both hostages and kidnappers, then spun the grotesque emotion-invoking lies (rapes, babies beheaded, etc.) to "justify" its brutal genocidal actions!
Israel wanted that attack from the start for the world to feel sorry for them adn therefore support genocide to get rid of all Palestinians.
Not much different than the West wanted Putin and Russia to move into the Ukraine. They would have been very sorry if they had not.
So far Israel hasn't stopped firing at anyone, especially civilians.
Allow people with guns, who dont like you onto your land and you will now have someone who will never leave…
The time has come when humans must unite against evil or admit they have created hell on Earth.
Well that's just the problem. Who says what and who is evil? This morning all over the Christian right MAGA seem to be saying that Hamas and Palestinians are evil adn have to be destroyed. Some woman even wrote a long essay saying that it is written in the bible and Israel has a duty to destroy evil.
Of course many others see it the other way that evil is personified in Israel and in turn in the USA helping them. There are plenty of them also on the internet.
What is strange that the majority in the world agree that what Hitler did was evil, yet Israel and the USA are doing the same thing now and it is not evil but "virtuous"?
Killing innocent people and destroying cities is evil. Christians who support evil are not what they profess to be.
Unfortunately, anyone who professes to be a member of religion 'X', IS a member of religion 'X'.
You describe a schizophrenic rift between what is and what is professed. Believers in what is professed are most often good people distracted by the gift of life. Even so, not much positive will happen until human atrocities cease. Killing innocent people and destroying cities pulls the rug out from under civilization.
It called war. Innocent people get killed in war. Cities are destroyed in war. Hamas had to know what was going to happen when they invaded Israel on Oct 7.
"Israel and the USA are doing the same thing now" No they are not. When they round up the population and put them in gas chambers, then you make that claim. Killing bystanders /human shields in military battles is not the same thing.
And of course your definition of evil is the only one that counts.
Israel is enjoying their vacation in southern Lebanon…! Not knowing Hezbollah will resurface on Jan 27th…!
"very positive path"
That was the goal of course, just destruction for destruction's own sake. As far as the Pentagram is concerned this is almost an optimal result, there are still a few surviving civilians but you can't have everything after all.
Is anyone surprised? Of course not, there will be no peace in any shape or form of one or two states. As long as there is an Israel there will be no peace. No reeducation of any population can remove the hate the Zionist Israelis created.
Much like with the USA and international treaties (Iran nuclear deal, arms control deals with the Russian Federation), I don't see who could or would trust the Apartheid State of Israel to keep its word, or abide by the terms, on any future agreements.