Welcoming the news of the end of Israel’s aggression against Lebanon, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement, stressing Iran’s firm support for the Lebanese government, nation, and resistance.
This comes after Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address that he would bring a US-brokered proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon to his government for approval as soon as Tuesday evening.
He did not say how long the truce would last but noted that the length of the ceasefire depends on what happens in Lebanon.
Netanyahu had warned that they would strike if Hezbollah violated the agreement and attempted to rearm.
Key Israel backer the United States has led ceasefire efforts for Lebanon alongside France.
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Even as Netanyahu spoke about the ceasefire, the Israeli military carried out multiple strikes on the heart of Beirut while the army said some 15 projectiles had entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon.
An Israeli official confirmed demonstrators raise placards and Israeli flags during a protest in front of the Israeli Defence Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on November 26, 2024, against a possible ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon. – Israel’s security cabinet has started discussing a proposed ceasefire deal in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The war in Lebanon escalated after nearly a year of limited cross-border exchanges of fire begun by Hezbollah, which said it was acting in support of Hamas after its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which sparked the war in Gaza.
The war has killed at least 3,823 people in Lebanon since October 2023, according to the health ministry, most of them since September.
Authorities said the hostilities have killed at least 82 soldiers and 47 civilians on the Israeli side.