Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah reportedly agreed to a ceasefire, reports indicate.
Prior to the agreement, Hezbollah accused Israel of failing to comply with any ceasefire plan from the last two years, CBS News reports. “The Israeli enemy has intensified its continuous violations of the ceasefire, committing massacres and destroying residential buildings and civilian infrastructure,” Hezbollah said in a statement. “It has continued land assaults through attempts to infiltrate and control villages and areas it was unable to reach before the agreement.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that Israel “will not tolerate attacks on our soldiers or our territory, and it will exact a very heavy price from Hezbollah for these attacks.”
“As I have made clear unequivocally, including yesterday: Israel will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon as long as necessary to protect the northern communities,” he said.
The development comes as Vice President JD Vance delayed his trip to Switzerland to participate in another round of peace talks. “As the Vice President said at his press conference, the plans for the upcoming technical talks have not been finalized, and the U.S. delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity,” the White House told The Hill. “But the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable. As of now the Vice President is not departing tonight. We will let you know as soon as we have a concrete update about next steps. We look forward to beginning technical talks as soon as possible.”
