Washington’s plan for a 21-day ceasefire between Hezbollah and the Zionist regime
According to Mehr News Agency to According to Al Jazeera, the United States announced a joint plan with a number of Western and Arab countries to call for a 21-day ceasefire between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Zionist regime in order to provide a suitable environment for reaching a political solution.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, announced in a joint statement that was published today Thursday: “We have in recent days on this joint call for a temporary ceasefire We have worked to give diplomacy a chance to succeed and prevent further escalation on the borders between Lebanon and Israel.”
Biden and Macron added: “The statement we negotiated now has the support of the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have it.”
The joint statement of these countries states: “The time has come for a diplomatic solution to be signed so that civilians on both sides of the border can safely return to their homes.”
They added: “Diplomacy cannot be successful in the midst of the escalation of this conflict, so we demand an immediate 21-day ceasefire on the borders of Lebanon and Israel to give diplomacy a chance to find a solution.”
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A senior American official described this joint invitation as a “significant development” and told reporters that Washington hopes this move will help efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and release prisoners. also help. Another American official stated that Washington expects Lebanon and Israel to decide “within a few hours” whether they will respond positively to this request or not.
He added: “We have discussed this with the parties and we feel that this is the right moment.” In Western and Hebrew media reports, the authorities doubted the success of this plan.
An American official told the “New York Times” newspaper that there is no definite confirmation about the readiness of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime, and Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Hezbollah, to accept a ceasefire. The “Bloomberg” network also reported, citing Western officials, that the efforts of the United States and France to stop the war between Hezbollah and the Zionist regime have no guarantee of success.
“Bloomberg” added that the peace proposals include the regime refraining from a ground attack and Hezbollah refraining from sending troops to southern Lebanon.
On the other hand, the Zionist newspaper “Israel Hum” quoted an unnamed political source and reported that “Nasrallah’s rejection of the ceasefire offer to Israel gives more legitimacy to the deepening of military operations in Lebanon.” This newspaper added that Netanyahu has authorized Ron Dermer, the Minister of Strategic Affairs of the Zionist regime, to announce the regime’s readiness to negotiate a ceasefire with the United States.
The “ABC” network also reported, citing American officials, that the Zionist regime has announced its intention to continue military operations against Hezbollah. The officials said that Washington is looking for a solution to the issue but has “resigned to the possibility of full-scale war.”
It should be said that last Monday, the Zionist army carried out the most severe and extensive attack on Lebanon since the beginning of the conflict with Hezbollah, which killed more than 600 people, including women and children. More than 2,500 people were injured. Also, official estimates show that around 400,000 people have been displaced.
