Biden announces ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Israel and Hezbollah’s ceasefire agreement “good news” and expressed hope that the pause in more than 13 months of fighting will be catalyst to also end the war in Gaza.
Biden made his comments in a Rose Garden speech. He stressed that Israel reserved the right to quickly resume operations in Lebanon if Hezbollah breaks the terms of the truce.
Biden added that the deal between Israel and Hezbollah “was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.”
An Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire would mark the first major step toward ending the region-wide unrest triggered by Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
But it does not address the devastating war in Gaza, where Hamas is still holding dozens of hostages and the conflict is more intractable.
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