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Old 24th April 2026 | 11:58
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Lonewolf_50
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Don't expect this ceasefire to last...heck, it's already being breached.
BEIRUT — Hezbollah reacted with contempt to President Donald Trump’s announcement of a three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, calling the truce “meaningless.” The Iran-backed militant group is still a powerful force in Lebanon, and concerns over the government’s ability to bring it under control have raised questions about the ceasefire’s long-term fate.
Any Israeli operations in Lebanon give Hezbollah the right “to respond proportionately,” Ali Fayyad, a member of the Hezbollah faction in Lebanon’s parliament, said in a statement carried Friday by Hezbollah’s TV station Al Manar, adding that any deal that does not include an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory affirms the Lebanese people’s “right to resist the occupation.”The 10-day ceasefire, which was due to expire on Sunday, has been only tenuously followed, with fewer but continued attacks by Israel and Hezbollah. So far, it appears that Hezbollah is abiding by the extension after launching rockets toward Israel as talks were underway Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out strikes in Kherbet Selem and Touline in southern Lebanon on Friday, but there were no indications that Hezbollah had fired back.
UNIFIL has been around for a few decades. Hasn't stopped much.
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