“What does the US-brokered truce ending Israel-Hezbollah fighting include?”

  • Halt to hostilities will begin 12 hours after ceasefire announcement
  • Israel would withdraw but not immediately. 30-60 days is likely agreement
  • Hezbollah fighters will lmove north of the Litani River, which is 20 miles north of the border.
  • Hezbollah military facilities in the south “will be dismantled” ..but by whom?
  • Lebanese army would deploy troops south of the Litani. ~5000 troops, 33 posts along the border
  • Monitoring might be done by UNIFIL and Lebanese army with an oversight group including the USA and France
  • Israel would reserve right to strike Lebanon if it concludes that Hezbollah withdrawal and dismantling of southern infrastructure is not occurring.

PDA commentary: One important point is that Hezbollah efforts to compel a ceasefire in Gaza would end. Also, if Lebanon actually agrees “in writing” to allow Israel to police the agreement via future strikes on Lebanon, it would be a remarkable surrender of sovereignty. Middle East Monitor, US-brokered truce details