Israel and Lebanon agreed to a permanent ceasefire in cross-border hostilities between the Jewish state and Hezbollah militants. “Effective at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, local time, the fighting across the Lebanese-Israeli border will end,” President Joe Biden said Tuesday in the White House Rose Garden. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier in the day that he supported the ceasefire deal, which he sent to his Cabinet for approval.
A permanent ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah is scheduled to begin Wednesday, following a yearlong conflict between the Jewish state and Iranian-backed groups.
President Joe Biden announced the deal, which was brokered by France and the U.S.
“Under the deal reached today, effective at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, local time, the fighting across the Lebanese-Israeli border will end,” Biden said in the White House Rose Garden.
“This is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities,” he added. “What is left of Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations will not be allowed, I emphasize, will not be allowed, to threaten the security of Israel again.”