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| Berri says has plan to rescue Lebanon and that US wants ceasefire | ||
| 2024-10-21 | ||
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Thanks ever so, dude, for running interference for Iran and its little sock puppet. Are you quite, quite sure they wouldn’t like a bit of a hudna that they’d fully intend to break later anyway? Honestly, show some understanding of those you’re white knighting. [IsraelTimes] An unnamed US official tells the Axios news site that Beirut and the international community are unlikely to accept Israel’s proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon.The report says the proposal would “dramatically undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty.” Israel’s demands include being able to actively enforce the disarming of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and to maintain unfettered access to Lebanese airspace. The White House and Israeli embassy in Washington refused to comment on the report.
[IsrelTimes] Israel wants to be able to actively enforce the disarming of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and to maintain unfettered access to Lebanese airspace under any ceasefire arrangement ending the war there, according to a report detailing demands Israel has passed to the White House. The demands were included in a document drawn up by Israel and passed to White House envoy Amos Hochstein ahead of his trip to the region today aimed at brokering an end to the fighting, Axios reports, citing US and Israeli officials. According to the US news site, Israel wants to be able to conduct “active enforcement” of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which requires that the Lebanese Armed Forces be the only force with arms in southern Lebanon. It also seeks freedom of operation over Lebanese airspace, something which it currently enjoys on a defacto basis. Israel says the resolution has gone largely unenforced since it was passed in 2006, allowing Hezbollah to build up a formidable arms cache and defensive capabilities, with neither UNIFIL peacekeepers or the LAF willing to challenge the Iran-backed terror group. Israel has repeatedly attempted to portray its offensive in southern Lebanon as it essentially stepping in and doing UNIFIL’s job for it. “We are talking about 1701 with increased enforcement. Our main message is that if the Lebanese army and UNIFIL do more, the IDF will do less and the other way around,” an Israeli official is quoted saying. The site reports that the US supports bolstering UNIFIL’s mandate and the LAF to better oppose Hezbollah. Related: UN Security Council Resolution 1701: 2024-10-19 Iran says open to working with France on truce in Lebanon; Beirut slams ‘interference’ UN Security Council Resolution 1701: 2024-10-14 25 Hezbollah launches at Israel from near UNIFIL positions in past month UN Security Council Resolution 1701: 2024-10-11 Senior Hezbollah figure appears to escape as Israeli strikes rock central Beirut | ||
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