EGN NEWS DESK
There are at the least two attainable outcomes to the delicate Lebanon ceasefire that started final week.
One, expressed by the nation’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, is that it turns into step one in turning “a brand new web page” on the strife that’s exploded throughout the area since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The different is each far much less peaceable and extra probably.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already mentioned he sees the ceasefire as a pause by which to extend strain on Hamas in Gaza and to rearm, whereas specializing in the menace from Iran. Key to his signing the deal was a U.S. provide of $680 million price of small-diameter bombs and J-dam kits, which flip gravity bombs into guided missiles. These weapons have been core to Israel’s persevering with battle with Hamas in Gaza.
