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Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Deal
US President Joe Biden has announced a ceasefire deal to end 13 months of fighting between Israel and with Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia supported by Iran.
The Agreement
- The agreement was "designed to be a permanent ceasefire".
- Under the terms of the ceasefire, over 60 days Hezbollah will remove its fighters and weapons from the area between the Blue Line - the unofficial border between Lebanon and Israel - and the Litani river, about 30km (20 miles) to the north.
- Hezbollah fighters will be replaced by Lebanese army forces in that area, who will ensure that infrastructure or weaponry is removed and that it cannot be rebuilt.
- Over the same 60 days, Israel will gradually withdraw its remaining forces and civilians, it would enable civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes.
- The agreement largely tracks UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.
- Under resolution 1701, areas south of the Litani should be free of any armed personnel or weapons other than those of the Lebanese state and the UN peacekeeping force (Unifil).
- But both sides claimed violations of the resolution.
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