Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Azmi Mikati.
There is currently tension between Israel and Lebanon. Meanwhile, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Azmi Mikati has expressed hope that there could be a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon very soon. He said there is a possibility of a ceasefire between the two countries in the coming hours or days.
Hezbollah is a radical Shiite political and paramilitary organization in Lebanon. Israel had attacked the headquarters of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, and Hassan Nasrallah was killed in this attack. Since then the tension between Israel and Lebanon has increased but now Lebanon hopes for a ceasefire.
What did the Lebanese Prime Minister say?
Lebanon’s prime minister said U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein gave him a ceasefire signal during a phone call Wednesday. Prime Minister Mikati said: Amos Hochstein has indicated that a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah is possible before the elections to be held in the United States on November 5.
The Lebanese Prime Minister said that today’s call with Hochstein indicated to me that perhaps we can reach a ceasefire in the coming days, before November 5. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Hochstein was visiting Israel on Wednesday to discuss the terms of the ceasefire with Hezbollah.
What did the Hezbollah chief say about the ceasefire?
On the one hand, the Lebanese prime minister hopes for a ceasefire with Israel. Separately, new Hezbollah chief Naeem Qasim also made important comments on the ceasefire in his first speech on Wednesday. He said that we have agreed to a ceasefire with Israel with certain conditions.
Regarding Hezbollah, the Lebanese prime minister said that Hezbollah no longer links the ceasefire in Lebanon to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, although he criticized Hezbollah for this and said that Hezbollah is doing it “late.” Previously, Hezbollah has repeatedly announced that it will only stop its attacks on Israel when there is a ceasefire in Gaza. However, new Hezbollah chief Naim Qasim said on Wednesday, without mentioning Palestine, that he would accept the ceasefire with certain conditions. Nor was it said what those conditions would be.
