{"id":11607,"date":"2025-01-05T12:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T08:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=11607"},"modified":"2025-01-05T12:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T08:56:07","slug":"hezbollah-chief-says-ready-to-respond-to-israeli-ceasefire-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyenglishtimes.com\/?p=11607","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah chief says ready to respond to Israeli ceasefire violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"header box-shadow\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"header_top\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-10 pr-0\">\n<div class=\"site-logo d-inline-block mr-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-2 p-0\">(AFP) &#8211; Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Saturday that the group is prepared to respond to Israeli violations of their Lebanon ceasefire even before the expiry of a 60-day deadline for Israel to withdraw.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-content px-2\">\n<div id=\"dtl_content_block\" class=\"dtl_content_block\">\n<p>The fragile truce, which took effect on November 27 after two months of full-blown war, has been marked by mutual accusations of violations from both sides.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have said that we are giving an opportunity to prevent Israeli violations and to implement the agreement and we will exercise patience,&#8221; Qassem said.<\/p>\n<p>But he underlined that &#8220;this does not mean that we will wait the 60 days&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The leadership of the resistance determines when to exercise patience, when to take initiative and when to respond,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the ceasefire, the Lebanese army is to deploy alongside UN peacekeepers in the south as the Israeli army withdraws over a 60-day period.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah is to withdraw its forces north of the Litani River &#8212; some 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border &#8212; and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.<\/p>\n<p>A committee composed of Israeli, Lebanese, French and US delegates alongside a representative of UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL is tasked with ensuring any ceasefire violations are identified and dealt with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(AFP) &#8211; Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Saturday that the group is prepared to respond to Israeli violations of their Lebanon ceasefire even before the expiry of a 60-day deadline for Israel to withdraw. The fragile truce, which took effect on November 27 after two months of full-blown war, has been marked by mutual accusations of violations from both sides. &#8220;We have said that we are giving an opportunity to prevent Israeli violations and to implement the agreement and we will exercise patience,&#8221; Qassem said. 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