Fragile quiet in Lebanon as US-Iran truce leaves unanswered questions
Many Lebanese remain doubtful that the agreement could finally mean the end of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Notable Quotes
"thank you Washington and Tehran for their 'insistence on including... an essential and binding clause on halting the Israeli aggression on all of Lebanon'"
— Nabih Berri , Politician
"'the deal does not seem to involve Israel, which immediately meant that it wasn't a party to it... So it's very unlikely that there will be an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon.'"
— Karim Bitar , Academic
"'Hezbollah will not agree to give up arms... and this crisis will be protracted.'"
— Riad Kahwaji , Academic
"'we will redouble our efforts' through the Washington negotiations 'to secure a full Israeli withdrawal.'"
— Nawaf Salam , Politician
"thank Washington and Tehran for their 'insistence on including... an essential and binding clause on halting the Israeli aggression on all of Lebanon.'"
— Nabih Berri , Politician
"'the deal does not seem to involve Israel, which immediately meant that it wasn’t a party to it... So it’s very unlikely that there will be an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon.'"
— Karim Bitar , Academic
"forces would remain in the country indefinitely."
— Israel Katz , Politician
"Israel opposes withdrawing from areas it currently occupies in southern Lebanon regardless of diplomatic pressure."
— Israel Katz , Politician
Key People
Supreme Leader of Iran.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel.
Israel Katz is the Defense Minister of Israel.
Joseph Aoun is the President of Lebanon.
Lecturer in Middle East Studies at Sciences Po university in Paris.
Nabih Berri is the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament and leader of the Amal movement.
Lebanese Prime Minister who accused Israel of war crimes regarding the targeting of journalists.
Military expert commenting on the situation regarding Hezbollah.
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Many Lebanese remain doubtful that the agreement could finally mean the end of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
A deal between Washington and Tehran that ends the Israel-Hezbollah war leaves many issues in Lebanon unresolved, failing to mention Israel withdrawing from the country or an end to Tehran's support for the militant group.
A deal between Washington and Tehran that ends the Israel-Hezbollah war leaves many issues in Lebanon unresolved, failing to mention Israel withdrawing from the country or an end to Tehran’s support for Hezbollah.
Hours after President Donald Trump announced a deal to end his war with Iran, displaced families in Lebanon began returning home for the second time since Hezbollah and Israel resumed active fighting in early March.
Authorities in southern Lebanon warned people displaced by three months of war between Israel and Hezbollah against rushing home on Monday despite a U.S.-Iran deal to end the wider conflict, as Israel said it would not withdraw troops from the south.
The United States and Iran have reached a deal to end the Middle East war on all fronts including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, but offered little indication on the thorny question of Tehran's nuclear programme.
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