Netanyahu thanked Biden for his help on Lebanon agreement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a telephone conversation thanked current U.S. President Joe Biden for his help in concluding a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon. This was stated on the website of the Israeli government office on Tuesday, November 26.

"Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked President Biden for the participation of the United States in reaching a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and for understanding that Israel will retain freedom of action in its implementation," it said.

Shortly before, Biden said that the open-ended agreement between Lebanon and Israel will begin to operate on November 27. At the same time, the American leader noted that if the Shiite movement Hezbollah violates the terms of the truce, Israel reserves the right to self-defense.

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On November 25, it was reported that the Israeli Prime Minister tentatively approved a possible agreement that seeks a ceasefire between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.

Prior to that, on November 24, it was reported that 84 people were killed and more than 200 injured in Lebanon as a result of IDF strikes.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the IDF claimed 30 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.

In early November, Lebanon's acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati called the resumption of attacks a rejection of Israel's peace initiative. He emphasized that Israel's repeated threats "confirm the disregard for all efforts made to secure a ceasefire."

The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah came after the events of September 17 and 18, when thousands of people, including employees of the movement, were injured when pagers and other communication devices exploded in Lebanon. The country blamed Tel Aviv for what happened. Since then, Israel has continued to eliminate the leadership of the Shiite movement and strike Lebanese territory.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian radical movement Hamas subjected the territory of Israel to a massive rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes.