Israel is prohibited from “bombing Lebanon any longer,” said US President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post on Friday.
Trump also confirmed that the US will work with Lebanon separately and “deal with the Hezbollah situation in an appropriate manner.”
“Enough is enough!!!” he concluded in the post.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the ceasefire following its initial announcement on Thursday, hailing it as "an opportunity to make a historic peace agreement with Lebanon."
In a later statement, Netanyahu claimed that the agreement was accepted at Trump's request, adding that Israel will "provide an opportunity to advance an integrated diplomatic and military solution with the Lebanese government."
He also praised the US president's help in changing the Middle East and achieving "tremendous accomplishments," including removing threats both “near and distant.”
The near threat, said Netanyahu, is the infiltration of terrorists and anti-tank fire. The distant one is what “Nasrallah has built over the years: The firing of 150,000 missiles and rockets intended to destroy Israel's cities.”
The prime minister confirmed that both threats have been removed, adding that a security buffer was established along the northern border “up to Mount Hermon, through the Golan Heights, and down to the Yarmouk.” He also claimed that 90% of the terror group’s missile and rocket stockpiles were destroyed.
“They wanted to surround us with a ring of fire; we created a ring of security,” he said.
However, the job is not yet done, he clarified. “There are things we plan to do regarding the remaining rocket threat and the drone threat,” as well as the dismantling of Hezbollah. The prime minister declined to give details of the plan.
Details of the ceasefire
The details of the 10-day ceasefire were delineated in a US State Department press statement released on Thursday.
The agreement states that the Lebanese government commits to take “meaningful steps” to prevent Hezbollah and other “rogue non-state armed groups” in Lebanese territory from attacking Israel.
Additionally, the ceasefire agreement states that Israel will not attack Lebanese targets unless in self-defense, preserving its right to take “all necessary measures in self-defense, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks.”
It also confirmed that Lebanon’s security forces are exclusively responsible for defending the country and its sovereignty, and the only authorized body to bear arms in Lebanon.