Hamas ready for truce, IDF fires at Lebanese, Hezbollah, returning to southern Lebanon
Strikes reported on Lebanese crossing with Syria • Residents of southern Lebanon begin returning home • Lebanese army preparing to deploy forces to southern Lebanon
Did Netanyahu allow France into Lebanon ceasefire agreement for reduced ICC enforcement?
France was intended to serve the same role as the US in helping to enforce the ceasefire.
Accusations were leveled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allowed France's reentry into the Lebanon ceasefire deal in exchange for reduced enforcement of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant against Netanyahu.
The ICC issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday for various war crimes, including starvation, murder, and persecution.
Go to the full article >>IDF issues curfew in southern Lebanon from 5 p.m. until 7 a.m.
IDF Arabic Spokesperson Aicahy Adraee announced that the IDF would be imposing a curfew on southern Lebanon from 5 p.m. on Wednesday until 7 a.m. on Thursday.
#عاجل بيان عاجل إلى سكان #جنوب_لبنان:
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) November 27, 2024
⭕️من أجل سلامتكم وأمن عائلتكم يحظر عليكم الانتقال جنوبًا نحو القرى التي طالب جيش الدفاع بإخلائها أو نحو قوات جيش الدفاع في المنطقة. كل تحرك نحو هذه المناطق يعرضكم للخطر.
⭕️نخبركم انه ابتداء من الساعة الخامسة مساء (17:00) وحتى صباح غد في… pic.twitter.com/XFEK9vb8uL
"For your safety and the safety of your family, you are prohibited from moving south toward the villages that the IDF has ordered to be evacuated or toward IDF forces in the area. Any movement toward these areas exposes you to danger," Adraee said.
They added that it is prohibited to cross the Litani River in either direction and reminded that the IDF was still deployed across much of southern Lebanon.
Go to the full article >>IDF arrests four Hezbollah operatives who approached IDF troops in southern Lebanon
An IDF spokesperson said that the army arrested four people who approached IDF troops in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, and they are being interrogated and questioned in the field.
The four people were later revealed to be Hezbollah operatives, which included a local commander.
Go to the full article >>Iran reserves right to react to Israeli strikes, welcomes Lebanon ceasefire, foreign minister says
Israel struck targets in Iran on October 26 in retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage against Israel on October 1.
Tehran reserves the right to react Israeli airstrikes last month on Iran but also bears in mind other developments in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday.
Araghchi told reporters during a trip to Lisbon that Iran welcomed Tuesday's ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and hoped it could lead to a permanent ceasefire. The ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah came into effect on Wednesday under an agreement brokered by the United States and France.
Asked whether the ceasefire could lead to an easing of tensions between Israel and Iran, he said: "It depends on the behavior of Israel."
"Of course, we reserve the right to react to the recent Israeli aggression, but we do consider all developments in the region," he said.
Israel's previous retaliatory strikes
Israel struck targets in Iran on October 26 in retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage against Israel on October 1.
Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, said in an interview published by Iran's Tasnim news agency on Sunday that his country was preparing to "respond" to Israel.
Go to the full article >>Lebanese Armed Forces seen heading to country's south as IDF withdraw
The Lebanese Armed Forces have been spotted heading to the south of the country on Wednesday after IDF troops began their withdrawal in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, according to local media.
A long armored convoy was seen driving south on one of Lebanon's highways.
آليات الجيش اللبناني تتجه نحو الجنوب pic.twitter.com/a5ebjzkXdR
— Al Jadeed News (@ALJADEEDNEWS) November 27, 2024
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Egyptian President, Jordanian King meet in Cairo for 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire talks
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan met in Cairo on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the "need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza," according to Israeli media.
Both also put out statements praising the ceasefire in Lebanon and rejecting the "displacement of Palestinians."
Go to the full article >>Iran has right to react to Israeli strikes, but eyeing developments in region
Tehran reserves the right to react to last month's air strikes on Iran, but it also considers other developments in the region such as the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday in Lisbon.
He told reporters Iran welcomed Tuesday's agreement and hoped it could lead to a permanent ceasefire.
Israel struck targets in Iran on October 26 in Operation Days of Repentance in retaliation for Iran's October 1 missile barrage against Israel.
Go to the full article >>IDF uncovers weapons smuggling operation tied to Iran in the West Bank
The IDF and Shin Bet operated in the West Bank, where they arrested wanted individuals, demolished the home of a terrorist, and uncovered an Iranian weapons smuggling operation.
The IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Border Police demolished the home of terrorist Mahend Al-Sauda in the area of Idna in the West Bank, the military said on Wednesday.
Al-Sauda carried out a shooting attack near the Tarqumiyah checkpoint on September 1, 2024, in which Ch.-Insp. Arik Ben Eliyahu, Senior-NCO Hadas Branch, and Adv.-St.-Sgt.-Maj. Roni Shakuri were killed.
In Tubas, two wanted individuals were arrested, and a handgun was seized, the military added.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah testing the IDF's reactions to ceasefire violations - analysis
In KfarKela and in a variety of other villages, Hezbollah forces started to try to enter areas that the IDF has defined as no-go zones for them.
Within hours of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire going into effect, Hezbollah was already testing the IDF’s reactions to violations.
In KfarKela and in a variety of other villages, Hezbollah forces started to try to enter areas that the IDF has defined as no-go zones for them.
So far, the IDF has used warning shots to “convince” these violators to turn around, and that has worked.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah lawmaker: If Israel attacks, Hezbollah has right to defend itself
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said on Wednesday that the militant Lebanese group would retain the right to defend itself if Israel attacked.
He was responding to a question from a reporter at Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed about his reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statements on Tuesday that Israel retained military freedom of action and would strike the group if it violated a ceasefire deal that came into force on Wednesday morning.
Go to the full article >>Israel at war: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 101 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
- The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30
- The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire went into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.