Israel agrees to ceasefire with Hezbollah, France and the United States say they will oversee

Israel’s temporary ceasefire to end fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon came into effect on November 27. US President Biden and French President Macron said Washington and Paris would ensure the “full implementation” of the ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said on the evening of the 26th that if Hezbollah violated the ceasefire, Israel “will respond.” Netanyahu also said that the temporary ceasefire would enable Israel to “focus on the Iranian threat.” A few hours before the ceasefire was announced, a spokesman for Israeli Defense Minister Katz said he had approved the continuation of military offensive operations on the northern front. According to reports on the 25th, Israel agreed to advance indirect ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu discussed the details of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah with Defense Minister Katz and others on the evening of the 24th, and agreed to advance negotiations on relevant agreements. The Times of Israel reported that the implementation of the ceasefire agreement will be divided into several stages: the first step is that the conflicting parties cease hostilities and Hezbollah forces withdraw to the area north of the Litani River; the second step is that the Israel Defense Forces withdraw from southern Lebanon; the third step is that the two sides negotiate on the disputed border area to determine the border between Israel and Lebanon.