Netanyahu announces a truce in Lebanon , which came into effect at 3:00 a.m. Italian time . "How long it will last depends on what happens on the ground: if Hezbollah rearms, we will attack . In agreement with the United States, we maintain complete military freedom," the Israeli prime minister said after a day of intense bombing on Beirut.
The Americans, together with the French, are the guarantee of the agreement, which provides for a 60-day break in the fighting: during these two months the Lebanese army will be deployed in the areas where Shiite militiamen have been active up to now, preventing them from entrenching themselves once again on the border as already foreseen in resolution 1701 approved by the United Nations at the end of the 34 days of war between July and August 2006 and which the UNIFIL mission has the mandate to enforce.
" In the coming days - Biden added - a new truce plan in Gaza with Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and other countries, the civilian population is living hell. The only way to a ceasefire is to free the hostages."
Meanwhile, the G7 Foreign Affairs meeting in Fiuggi ends with a common position on the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Gallant: "There can be no equivalence between Hamas and Israel", but the G7 pledge to "respect international obligations".
(Online Union)
