A UNIFIL base near the village of Maroun el-Ras in southern Lebanon, following the implementation of the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, Nov. 27, 2024. (Credit: Jalaa Marey/AFP)
As the 417th day of the Israel-Hezbollah war dawned, a U.S. and French-negotiated cease-fire took effect at 4 a.m. local time. The war, triggered by Hezbollah's opening of a southern Lebanon support front for Gaza on Oct. 8, 2023, saw two months of intense Israeli offensives within Lebanese territory. The 13-point cease-fire agreement initiated a 60-day period for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the simultaneous deployment of the Lebanese army. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) will oversee these operations. Concurrently, Hezbollah is expected to withdraw, with its weapons, north of the Litani River. But what are the implications of this 60-day period? Redefining and normalizing southern Lebanon bordersKhaled Hamadeh, a retired Lebanese army general and military expert, emphasized that the...
As the 417th day of the Israel-Hezbollah war dawned, a U.S. and French-negotiated cease-fire took effect at 4 a.m. local time. The war, triggered by Hezbollah's opening of a southern Lebanon support front for Gaza on Oct. 8, 2023, saw two months of intense Israeli offensives within Lebanese territory. The 13-point cease-fire agreement initiated a 60-day period for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the simultaneous deployment of the Lebanese army. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) will oversee these operations. Concurrently, Hezbollah is expected to withdraw, with its weapons, north of the Litani River. But what are the implications of this 60-day period? Redefining and normalizing southern Lebanon bordersKhaled Hamadeh, a retired Lebanese army general and military expert, emphasized that the...
