President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the terms of a tentative ceasefire deal between the Israeli and Lebanese governments, intended to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah."
Under the deal reached today, effective at 4 a.m. tomorrow local time, the fighting across the Lebanese-Israeli border will end," Biden declared.
"This is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities," the president continued. "What is left of Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations will not be allowed — I emphasize — will not be allowed to threaten the security of Israel again."
Biden's remarks on the tentative deal were made on the heels of Israel's security cabinet approving the ceasefire and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supporting it.
"Over the next 60 days, the Lebanese army and state security forces will deploy and take control of their own territory once again," Biden added. "Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon will not be allowed to be rebuilt."
During the same timeframe, the U.S. president noted that Israel would also "gradually withdraw its remaining forces" and that the U.S., along with France and other allies, will work to ensure "this arrangement is fully implemented."
