| No doubt. Because they were in full-throated commitment to a diplomatic solution, putting stop to Israeli aggression, by about October 10, 2023. Everything they’ve said since has been to push Israel to stop fighting back against those still attacking her. |
...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...and urged Israel to improve "dire" conditions in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
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, in a call Saturday with his Israeli counterpart.
Austin "reiterated U.S. commitment to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon that allows Israeli and Lebanese civilians to return safely to their homes on both sides of the border" in his call with Israel Katz, a Pentagon spokesperson said.
A front man for Katz said the defense minister underscored that Israel would "continue to act decisively in response to Hezbollah's attacks on civilian populations in Israel."
During the call, "Katz commended U.S. efforts to facilitate de-escalation in Lebanon and emphasized Israel's commitment to restoring security that would enable northern residents to return to their homes safely," his front man said.
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein was in Lebanon and Israel this week, meeting with both countries' bigwigs, to try to negotiate an end to the war.
In the call Austin also "urged the Government of Israel to continue to take steps to improve the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza and emphasized the U.S. commitment to securing the release of all hostages, including U.S. citizens."
| The current proposal: |
[IsraelTimes] Channel 12 sets out what it says are the core elements of the US-brokered Israel-Lebanon deal aimed at halting the war against Hezbollah on the northern front. It says only very minor details of the deal remain to be finalized.
It says the deal provides for:
- A mutual ceasefire;
- The IDF can stay in Lebanon for up to 60 days;
- The IDF to leave as the Lebanese Army deploys;
- No Israeli-held border buffer zone in southern Lebanon, and residents of south Lebanon can go home;
- The Lebanese government to oversee all arms purchases and arms production in Lebanon;
- The US to head the international body overseeing the deal’s implementation; France will also sit on that panel.
The TV report adds that a US side letter will state clearly that Israel has the right to act whenever it sees an immediate threat from Lebanon. The report adds that the US has indicated in recent days that if Israel sees a need to act against threats that can tackled on Syrian territory, rather than on Lebanese territory, that would be preferable.
It also says US envoy Amos Hochstein made clear to Israel that there would be no deal if France were not a member of the international oversight body.
| Nothing says “Trust us, we’ve got your back,” like forcing your ally to sign the thing at the point of a gun before President Trump is sworn into office in January. |
At that meeting, it says, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the deal would leave Hamas isolated and raise the chances of a hostage deal.
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