Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 60-day cease-fire

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To end the conflict with Hezbollah, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 60-day ceasefire. It will come into effect in the early hours of Wednesday morning.  teleSUR

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00:00Israel's Security Cabinet has approved a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

00:22in Lebanon following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agreement.

00:26The Prime Minister's office said the plan was approved by a 10-to-1 vote.

00:30Previously, Netanyahu had cited three main reasons for the deal on the Israeli part,

00:35namely to focus on the Iranian threat, to refresh army forces and resupply, and to disconnect

00:40the fronts and isolate the Palestinian resistance Hamas.

00:44Furthermore, he stressed Israel would attack if Hezbollah violates the proposed truce.

00:49The agreement allegedly repeats UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and involves the monitoring

00:54of the U.S. and France.

00:56Israeli media report that the cessation of hostilities will take effect at 4 a.m. local

01:00time on Wednesday.

01:01In the meantime, Saudi forces have issued new evacuation warnings for Beirut's southern

01:06suburbs.

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