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Explainer: What's in the Lebanon Ceasefire Deal and Will It Hold?
The deal gives Lebanon 10 days to curb attacks by Hezbollah while Israel keeps troops in positions up to 10 km inside Lebanese territory.
- On Thursday at 2100 GMT, Israel and Lebanon implemented a US-backed 10-day "cessation of hostilities" to enable peace negotiations between the two countries, according to a text released by the State Department.
- Israeli forces maintain positions up to 10 km inside Lebanon as a "buffer zone" covering about 8% of Lebanese territory, which defense officials claim prevents Hezbollah attacks on Israel.
- Under the agreement, Israel retains the "right to take all necessary measures in self-defence, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks," while the deal does not explicitly require Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah.
- Repairs began in Qasmiyeh on Friday as some residents returned to southern Lebanon, though hundreds of thousands remain displaced and unable to access homes within the Israeli-held buffer zone.
- The 10-day ceasefire may be extended by mutual agreement if Lebanon "effectively demonstrates its ability to assert its sovereignty," facilitating broader negotiations between the US, Israel, and Iran.
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