Israel and Hezbollah reportedly are on the verge of a cease-fire agreement.
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would bring the Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire agreement up for Cabinet vote later Tuesday,” Fox News reports.
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BREAKING: Israel & Hezbollah close to a cease fire agreement!
This is called the Trump effect!!
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— Michelle #AmericaFirst (@MichelleRM68) November 25, 2024
Per Fox News:
Biden, speaking from the White House Rose Garden, said that Israel and Lebanon agreed to the deal. Israel retains the right to self-defense should Hezbollah break the deal, Biden said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security Cabinet convened earlier Tuesday, when ministers had been deliberating for more than three hours over the proposed deal.
The political-security cabinet approved the United States’ proposal for a ceasefire arrangement in Lebanon, with 10 ministers in favor and one opposed, Netanyahu’s office said.
ADVERTISEMENTThe cease-fire will begin at 4 a.m. Wednesday, local time.
At a press conference while deliberations were ongoing, Netanyahu laid out three reasons in support of the deal: to focus on the Iranian threat; provide an opportunity to refresh the Israeli forces; and separate Hamas from the northern front.
“Today, I have good news to report from the Middle East. I have spoken to the Prime Ministers of Lebanon and Israel. And I am pleased to announce: They have accepted the United States’ proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah,” Biden said.
Today, I have good news to report from the Middle East.
I have spoken to the Prime Ministers of Lebanon and Israel. And I am pleased to announce:
They have accepted the United States’ proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 26, 2024
“Joe Biden has taken credit for the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah Even the *Washington Post* says Israel was doing it for President Trump. Is it just a coincidence that Israel agreed to a ceasefire right after talks with Trump? Of course it’s not. But Joe Biden’s going to shamelessly take credit anyway. What a useless imbecile,” journalist Nick Sortor wrote.
JUST IN: Joe Biden has taken credit for the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah
Even the *Washington Post* says Israel was doing it for President Trump
Is it just a coincidence that Israel agreed to a ceasefire right after talks with Trump?
Of course it’s not. But… pic.twitter.com/imOIGotHK0
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 26, 2024
* Image from Nick Sortor X Post *
From The Washington Post:
A close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump and Jared Kushner this week that Israel is rushing to advance a cease-fire deal in Lebanon, according to three current and former Israeli officials briefed on the meeting, with the aim of delivering an early foreign policy win to the president-elect.
ADVERTISEMENTRon Dermer, Netanyahu’s minister of strategic affairs, made Mar-a-Lago the first stop on his U.S. tour Sunday before traveling to the White House to update Biden administration officials on the state of Lebanon talks, a sign of how swiftly America’s political center of gravity has shifted after Trump’s electoral victory.
“There is an understanding that Israel would gift something to Trump … that in January there will be an understanding about Lebanon,” an Israeli official said. Like others in this article, the official spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations.
Dermer’s office told The Post that he discussed a wide range of issues during his trip but did not elaborate. Netanyahu’s office and a spokesperson for Trump declined to comment. Kushner’s spokesperson did not reply to a request for comment.
Trump has said he wants to bring an end to the wars in the Middle East, but he also told Netanyahu in a call last month to “do what you have to do” against Hezbollah and Hamas. It is unclear what impact, if any, the Lebanon proposal discussed at Mar-a-Lago would have on stalled cease-fire and hostage-release talks in Gaza.
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