Israel’s Security Cabinet voted in favor of a 60-day ceasefire, with the U.S. monitoring for violations. The ceasefire begins today.

From JNS. The Israeli Security Cabinet voted on Tuesday evening to approve a 60-day ceasefire with the Hezbollah terror organization in Lebanon.

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An unnamed Israeli official told CNN that Jerusalem’s Security Cabinet, which is responsible for defense-related decisions and composed of senior ministers, voted in favor of the agreement with Lebanon. …

According to the reported terms of an earlier draft agreement, Israel Defense Forces soldiers are expected to withdraw from Southern Lebanon over a 60-day “transition period,” while the country’s official Lebanese Armed Forces is deployed to the border region.

Iranian-backed Hezbollah has promised to relocate its “heavy weapons” north of the Litani River, located some 18 miles north of the border with Israel.

The deal reportedly includes an oversight committee, which the United States will lead, to monitor implementation and address violations.

Israel has pledged to limit its actions against Hezbollah violations to situations where the Lebanese army fails to neutralize the threat, and it will only do so after consulting with Washington. …

More than 60,000 residents of Israel’s north remain internally displaced due to the ongoing cross-border attacks from Lebanon. The attacks have killed at least 76 people in Israel, including 31 IDF soldiers and six foreign nationals. More than 700 have been wounded.

Jerusalem has escalated attacks on Hezbollah since adding the return of displaced citizens to northern Israel to its official war goals on Sept. 17. …

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(Excerpt from JNS. Photo Credit: Reiseuhu on Unsplash)