Ceasefire Agreement Reached Between Israel and Lebanon; Hezbollah Must Relinquish Its Stronghold Agreement reached on ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Hezbollah must leave its stronghold

Amidst months of intense tension and bloodshed, a great hope for peace has come from the Middle East. Israel and Lebanon have fully agreed to renew a historic ceasefire on Tuesday. This very important agreement between the two countries has become possible after the fourth round of marathon talks brokered by America. The implementation of this agreement will not only provide relief to millions of citizens living in the border areas, but will also strengthen the possibility of restoration of peace in the entire region. Under this peace agreement, several special experimental security zones will be created within Lebanon, where Hezbollah’s entry will be completely banned.

Forced to retreat from Litani River, Lebanon bowed on these main conditions

After this high-profile meeting held in the US State Department, many strict conditions have come to light regarding the ceasefire, which both the countries will have to accept at any cost. Some of the main points of this historic peace agreement are as follows:

• Hezbollah must completely stop all its military activities and firing against Israel with immediate effect.

• Hezbollah fighters will have to withdraw their lethal weapons from all strategic areas south of the Litani River.

• Full control of all these evacuated security areas will be handed over to the official Lebanese National Army.

• There will be a strict legal ban on any suspicious military or political activity by Hezbollah within these special areas.

Iran’s interference can no longer be tolerated, strong message found in joint statement

After this successful dialogue held at the US State Department, a joint statement has been issued by Israel and Lebanon. The statement clearly states that this step is a huge and important progress towards establishing comprehensive peace and security in the Middle East. Along with this, through this agreement, a very strong and direct message has also been given to Iran, the biggest supporting country of Hezbollah. The joint statement stressed that future relations between Israel and Lebanon will be decided only by their sovereign governments. Any attempts by any outside country (state) or extremist organization (non-state actor) to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and its future will be completely rejected. According to experts, this direct warning is directly for Tehran.

Hezbollah remained missing from the negotiation table, will this ceasefire last?

The biggest and noteworthy thing in this entire incident was that no representative of Hezbollah was present at the table during this very important conversation. The detailed plan for how the security zones will be implemented on the ground and what will be the blueprint for the deployment of the Lebanese army there has not yet been fully made public. However, the Lebanese army has assured that it will ensure its complete control in these sensitive areas. This US-mediated talks is being considered a milestone towards stopping the bloody conflict that has been going on for the last several months. Despite this, international affairs experts say that Hezbollah’s actual role on the ground and Iran’s next stance behind the scenes will decide how long the ceasefire lasts.