Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on his security cabinet to approve a ceasefire deal with Lebanon’s Hezbollah group to halt the fighting which has been ongoing for more than a year.
“Tonight I will bring before the cabinet a plan for a ceasefire in Lebanon,” he said in an address to the nation on Tuesday.
The duration of the ceasefire “depends on what happens in Lebanon,” he said, warning the Iran-backed militia that any violations of the terms of the deal would be met with a harsh response.
“If Hezbollah tries to attack us, if it arms itself, if it rebuilds infrastructure next to the border, we will attack them,” he said.
Netanyahu said the deal would be submitted to the cabinet on Tuesday evening.
