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Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Ceasefire Beginning Friday, Says U.S. Official

Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Ceasefire Beginning Friday, Says U.S. Official

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A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah began at 4 p.m. local time on Friday, June 19.

Reuters
1. Hezbollah and ‌Israel have agreed ‌to a ceasefire.
Haneen Sayed
1. They deserve to return safely to their homes, rebuild their communities, and look to the future with confidence and hope.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Government
1. Israel will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary for the protection of the communities of the north.
Itamar Ben Gvir
Otzma Yehudit
1. With all due respect to the Americans, Israel must make it clear to the entire world that the blood of our sons and the security of our citizens are not up for bargaining.
2. For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep. All of Lebanon must burn.
Marco Rubio
Republican Party
1. They discussed the next round of negotiations, scheduled for June 23 to 25 in Washington, where the two sovereign governments will make progress toward a lasting peace.
Yechiel Leiter
Israeli Embassy
1. Israel remains firmly committed to an immediate ceasefire. If Hezbollah honours the agreement and ceases its hostilities, they will be met with quiet.
2. At 11:30 this morning, Israel halted all offensive operations; Hezbollah and Iranian claims to the contrary are bold lies.
3. Secretary Rubio reiterated the need to disarm Hezbollah and to re-establish control over all Lebanese territory.
Naim Qassem
Hezbollah
1. The project to eliminate Hezbollah has failed, and the Israelis will withdraw from every last inch of our land.
James Dorsey
S Rajaratnam School of International Studies
1. Iran insists that Lebanon is part is of the deal and we've seen twice in the past two weeks or so, that when Iran stood up for Lebanon, Trump responded by acting against Israel.
2. No more military action and an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. So the litmus test of the Iranian position is going to be whether or not Israel is forced to abide by those conditions, and whether Trump says to Israel, 'You have no choice.'
3. The Iranians, for all practical purposes, said this means two things.
4. And certainly, at least initially, it looks like a victory for Hezbollah.
5. This memorandum of understanding virtually gives Iran everything it wanted and Trump everything he had [before attacking Iran, together with Israel, in February].