Lebanese soldiers stand next to a residential building hit by an Israeli strike a day earlier, in Barja, on Nov. 6, 2024. (Credit: Joseph Eid/AFP)
BEIRUT — The difference between 2006, when U.N. Resolution 1701 remained unfulfilled, and the potential success of last week's cease-fire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel lies in the establishment of an international monitoring committee, said Jake Sullivan, U.S. President Joe Biden's national security advisor.“What makes this time different is the United States, France and other allies are working together with the Lebanese Army through a mechanism to make sure it's implemented effectively,” Sullivan said when asked about his confidence in the cease-fire’s success during an interview on NBC, in particular the withdrawal of Hezbollah's weapons north of the Litani River, stipulated in Resolution 1701 and never brought to fruition.According to the senior American official, the U.S. aims to “get through these first few critical days...
BEIRUT — The difference between 2006, when U.N. Resolution 1701 remained unfulfilled, and the potential success of last week's cease-fire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel lies in the establishment of an international monitoring committee, said Jake Sullivan, U.S. President Joe Biden's national security advisor.“What makes this time different is the United States, France and other allies are working together with the Lebanese Army through a mechanism to make sure it's implemented effectively,” Sullivan said when asked about his confidence in the cease-fire’s success during an interview on NBC, in particular the withdrawal of Hezbollah's weapons north of the Litani River, stipulated in Resolution 1701 and never brought to fruition.According to the senior American official, the U.S. aims to “get through these first few...
