Most of Hizbullah’s infrastructure near Lebanon-Israel border has been destroyed, according to Israel Defense Forces
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The agreement under discussion reportedly envisages a 60-day “adjustment” period during which Hizbullah and Israel will observe a truce while the Lebanese Armed Forces deploy in southern Lebanon and a supervision mechanism for overseeing the agreement’s implementation is studied.The first is an expanded UN security council resolution 1701 to guarantee that Hizbullah does not maintain any armed presence south of the Litani river.
The second component would involve the setting up of an international supervision and support mechanism, to which both sides would be able to report violations.Russia would also have a role in the agreement’s implementation and in efforts to prevent an escalation in future. In addition, Israel is seeking, but has still not received, a guarantee from Washington that it will be able to act militarily if Hizbullah violates the emerging agreement.
Israel hopes an agreement with Lebanon will create the conditions for the return of some 63,000 residents of northern Israel who fled their homes when Hizbullah started firing rockets the day after the start of the Gaza war. However, many residents have already made it clear that they will not return, even if there is a sustained period of quiet.
More than 2,700 people have been killed by Israeli bombardments of Lebanon in parallel to the war in Gaza. At least two-thirds were killed in the last five weeks alone, when Israel stepped up its bombing campaign. Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley overnight on Monday killed more than 60 people across a dozen towns.
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