Israel, Hezbollah Cease-Fire Begins

 Israel, Hezbollah Cease-Fire Begins

Israel and Hezbollah have commenced a cease-fire that ends more than a year of cross-border air and rocket attacks and two months of Israel’s ground war to drive the Hezbollah terrorist group away from Israel’s northern frontier.

The cease-fire came into effect at 4 a.m. local time on Nov. 27 (9 p.m. ET on Nov. 26).

The deal calls for Israel to evacuate Lebanese territory within 60 days, and for the Lebanese army to move in and secure the area.

Lebanon has committed to having its army continue Israel’s work of destroying Hezbollah’s fortifications near the Israeli border, including tunnels meant to enable an Oct. 7-style attack.

President Joe Biden, in announcing the deal, emphasized that Hezbollah will not be allowed to threaten Israel’s security over the next 60 days, nor rebuild its terrorist infrastructure.

Civilians on both sides, Biden said, “will soon be able to safely return to their communities and begin to rebuild their homes, their schools, their farms, their businesses and their very lives.” Read More...