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Sat Oct 5, 2024, 01:15 PM Oct 5

Hezbollah ceasefire mystery deepens after leader's death

The Lebanese Foreign Minister reported that Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, had agreed to halt military actions with Israel temporarily. However, he was killed in an Israeli attack just before a possible ceasefire could take effect. This raises doubts about whether such a plan was indeed approved by Nasrallah himself and, more importantly, whether Benjamin Netanyahu was aware of it.

Lebanon's Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bu Habib, stated in an interview with CNN that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah agreed to a 21-day ceasefire with Israel a few days before his death. Western leaders, including those from the USA and France, urged this move.

Bu Habib stated, "He [Nasrallah] agreed, he agreed," the minister explained during his conversation with American television. The politician clarified that "Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire but consulting with Hezbollah." According to the minister, the head of the Lebanese National Assembly, Nabih Berri, initiated talks with Hezbollah, and the results of these consultations were conveyed to the United States and France.

At the same time, Bu Habib added, "They told us that Mr. Netanyahu agreed on this and so we also got the agreement of Hezbollah on that and you know what happened since then." The Lebanese minister's words referred to the death of Nasrallah on September 27 due to an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hezbollah-ceasefire-mystery-deepens-after-leader-s-death/ar-AA1rIFKA

If true that's a major fuckup on the part of Nuttinyahoo,

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