Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem accused Israel of violating the ceasefire hundreds of times and warned the Jewish state not to test Hezbollah’s patience. He emphasised that the Lebanese state and international sponsors are responsible for upholding the ceasefire.
Lebanon's new president said on Saturday that Israel must withdraw from his country's south by the January 26 deadline set to fully implement an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreed last year.His remarks follow a speech by Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem who accused Israel of hundreds of ceasefire violations,
Qatar says the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday. This will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the Gaza Strip and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Lebanon's Hezbollah is trying "to regain strength and rearm with the assistance of Iran," Israel's U.N. ambassador told the Security Council on Monday, declaring that the militants remain a "serious threat" to Israel and regional stability.
The cease-fire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas is set to go into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time Sunday, the Qatari foreign ministry said.
This will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the Gaza Strip and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Hezbollah has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not fully withdraw its forces by the 60-day deadline.
Israel and the Hezbollah militant group accused each other of failing to meet the requirements of a 60-day ceasefire deal, which expires on Jan. 26.
These groups are organic and homegrown, unlike the Islamic State or Al Qaeda, which have relied heavily on fighters from abroad. Hamas and Hezbollah will replenish their ranks with locals.
The Iranian-backed Houthis carried out two attacks on Israel on January 18, the eve of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This is an important symbol of how the Houthis intend to show that they have not been deterred by Israel’s strikes and they are prepared to continue to attack Israel if the ceasefire falls apart.
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group on Saturday accused Israel of hundreds of violations of a ceasefire, to be fully implemented by next we