UN Secretary General Guterres welcomed the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon, expressing hope that it will end the violence. On November 27, he said on the X network (formerly Twitter).

"I welcome the announcement of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. I hope this agreement will put an end to the violence, suffering and destruction that both countries are experiencing," he wrote.

Shortly before that, US President Joe Biden said in an address from the White House Rose Garden that the indefinite ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel would begin on November 27.

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At the same time, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called the ceasefire with Lebanon a mistake. According to him, by concluding this agreement, Israel is walking on thin ice, as the Lebanese army does not have the authority and ability to defeat the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.

On this day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would submit a draft plan for a ceasefire in Lebanon to the government for approval.

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

The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah came after the events of Sept. 17 and 18, when thousands of people, including the movement's cadres, 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.