黎巴嫩为期10天的停火于周五开始。特朗普总统宣布了这一协议。尽管协议名为以黎停火，但实际上涉及的是与受伊朗支持的真主党武装的对抗，后者并非协议的正式签约方。停火开始后，贝鲁特居民鸣枪庆祝，流离失所者开始向南部迁移，尽管官员警告要等局势明朗后再返回。
以色列总理内塔尼亚胡表示，同意停火是为了推进和平，但强调以军不会撤离。他指出以军已进入黎巴嫩南部建立“安全区”，该区域将延伸10公里。内塔尼亚胡重申：“我们就在那里，不会离开。”真主党则表示，以色列的占领赋予了黎巴嫩人民反抗的权利。美国国务院表示，根据协议，以色列保留在任何时候针对计划中或正在进行的攻击进行自卫的权利，但承诺不会对黎巴嫩平民、军事或其他目标进行攻击性军事行动。
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A 10-day truce began in Lebanon on Friday that could pause fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war.U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement as a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. However, Israel has not been fighting with Lebanon itself, but rather with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants inside the country, who were not formally part of the agreement.Barrages of gunshots rang out across Beirut as residents fired into the air just after midnight to celebrate the beginning of the truce. Displaced families began moving toward southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, despite warnings by officials not to attempt to return to their homes until it became clear whether the ceasefire would hold.
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he agreed to the ceasefire “to advance” peace efforts with Lebanon, but said Israeli troops would not withdraw.Israeli forces have engaged in fierce battles with Hezbollah in the border area as they pushed into southern Lebanon to create what officials have called a “security zone.” Netanyahu, in his video address, said it will extend 10 kilometers (6 miles) into Lebanon.
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“That is where we are, and we are not leaving,” he said.Hezbollah said that “Israeli occupation on our land grants Lebanon and its people the right to resist it, and this matter will be determined based on how developments unfold” — a stance that could complicate the ceasefire.
The U.S. State Department said that according to the agreement reached between the two sides, Israel reserves the right to defend itself “at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks.” But otherwise, Israel “will not carry out any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets, including civilian, military, and other state targets.”
The wording suggested Israel would maintain the freedom to strike at will, as it did in the months following the ceasefire that ended the previous war. This time, Hezbollah said it would respond to any strikes by Israel. It’s unclear when the 1 million people displaced by the war will be able to safely return. Hezbollah kept firing rockets at northern Israeli towns and communities up to the start of the ceasefire. Air raid sirens went off in some often-targeted border towns less than 10 minutes before midnight. Many residents said the agreement made them feel abandoned by the Israeli government as they were left vulnerable again.
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Flurry of diplomacy The agreement came about following a meeting between Israel’s and Lebanon’s ambassadors in Washington and a flurry of phone calls from Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to a White House official.It was the f