By                                                Tucker Reals,                                                       Margaret Brennan

President Biden announces ceasefire to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

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2024-11-26 22:00:06

By Tucker Reals, Margaret Brennan

President Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. helped secure a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, which would end fighting between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

His announcement came as Israel's Cabinet approved the ceasefire after urging from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The war between Israel and the Iran-backed group has killed almost 3,800 people in Lebanon over the last year and left about 16,000 others wounded.

"Today, I have some good news to report from the Middle East," Mr. Biden said on the White House South Lawn. "I just spoke with the prime minister of Israel and Lebanon. I'm pleased to announce that their governments have accepted the United States' proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. I want to thank President Macron of France for his partnership in reaching this moment."

Under the deal reached, the ceasefire will be effective as of 4 a.m. Wednesday local time and fighting across the Lebanese-Israeli border "will end," Mr. Biden said. But as Mr. Biden noted, the ceasefire does not apply to the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas. 

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