No. of Recommendations: 2
And here's another nail being driven in Hezbollah's - and Iran's - coffin:
Israel and Lebanon will implement a cessation of hostilities beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday for an initial period of 10 days.
The initial period might be extended by mutual agreement if the negotiations progress and as Lebanon effectively demonstrates its ability to assert its sovereignty.
Israel preserves its right to take all necessary measures in self-defense, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks--a right it will retain even during the cease-fire. Besides this, it won't carry out any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets.
With the start of the cease-fire, Lebanon will take meaningful steps to prevent Hezbollah and all other rogue, non-state armed groups in Lebanon from carrying out any attacks, operations, or hostile activities against Israeli targets.
All parties recognize Lebanon's security forces as having exclusive responsibility for Lebanon's sovereignty and national defense; no other country or group has claim to be the guarantor of Lebanon's sovereignty.
