What do we know about the terms of the agreement between Hezbollah and Israel? – BBC News Arabic

He believed that this agreement “will make a big difference in saving lives and livelihoods in Lebanon and Israel,” adding that it will make “a big difference in creating are conditions that allow people to return safely to their homes in northern Israel and southern Lebanon.”

He said: “Hamas will understand very well that it cannot count on the opening of other fronts in the war, so we are following this issue closely, and I hope and believe that we can overcome it the finish line in this war. “

Under the agreement, Israeli troops will withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah will withdraw its fighters and weapons north Litani River – which is about 30 kilometers from Lebanon’s border with Israel.

Hezbollah fighters in that area will be replaced by Lebanese army forces.

Details of the agreement include a mutual ceasefire and the absence of a buffer zone with Israel in southern Lebanon, Israel’s Channel 12 reports.

Channel 12 also says that Israeli forces will maintain their presence in Lebanon for up to 60 days, and that the Lebanese government will monitor the purchase and production of weapons in the country, as its army replaces Israel when they withdraw, as well as forces from UNIFIL, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

The United States will chair a five-nation committee to monitor the ceasefire, and reports say it will issue a letter recognizing Israel’s right to attack Lebanon if Hezbollah is deemed to be ‘ break the agreement.

Israel’s Channel 12, citing sources, pointed out that the agreement “does not define a buffer zone in southern Lebanon,” explaining that it will allow southern residents to return to their homes.

The channel said that the United States will chair the committee of five members that will be established to monitor the implementation of the truce, while the Lebanese government will monitor the purchase of weapons and their production in the country.

Israel’s Channel 14, citing a top political source, said Israel would not release the Hezbollah members it arrested in the ground operation, adding that the Lebanese army would gradually deploy 10,000 troops in the south Lebanon.

Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the deal will include three phases: a truce followed by Hezbollah’s withdrawal of its forces north of the Litani River, Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon , and finally the Israel-Lebanon negotiations regarding the demarcation of the disputed border areas.

In August 2006, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1701, calling for an end to hostilities in Lebanon and an end to the second war between Israel and Lebanon, which lasted 34 day at the time.

The UN resolution called on Hezbollah to immediately stop its attacks against Israel, and also asked the latter to immediately stop all military operations and its forces to to withdraw all of them from southern Lebanon.

Resolution 1701 also called on the Lebanese government to deploy its armed forces in the south in cooperation with UNIFIL forces, in conjunction with Israel’s withdrawal beyond the Blue Line (dividing Lebanon and Israel).

The resolution also called for the creation of an area between the Blue Line and the Litani River in southern Lebanon, free of military equipment or terrorists, except for the Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL forces.

He also called for the implementation of the provisions of the Taif Agreement and Resolutions 1559 and 1680, including the disarmament of all Lebanese armed groups and the exclusion of foreign forces except with the permission of the Lebanese government. .

The United Nations describes the Blue Line as “key to peace in the region.” He says this is one of the main elements of Resolution 1701 from the 2006 war, and UNIFIL forces are protecting it for a while.

She said, “Based on a number of historical maps, some dating back almost a century, the Blue Line is not a border, but a temporary withdrawal line determined by the United Nations in 2000 for the purpose of the practicality of proving that the Israeli forces were brought out of existence. southern Lebanon.”

There are those who believe that Resolution 1701 contributed to the creation of relative stability in Lebanon over a period of 17 years, extending from the end of the second war between Israel and Lebanon in 2006, until the start of the Gaza war on October 7.

Unlike the situation in the Gaza War, the practical framework for a ceasefire in the Lebanon War is already present in Resolution 1701, according to the British magazine The Economist.