Trump's Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise

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A ceasefire brokered by the U.S. between Iran and Israel has taken Israel by surprise, as it does not include Lebanon. The agreement, intended to create "breathing room" amid faltering US-Iran negotiations, does not require Israel to cease operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah demanded a full Israeli withdrawal and "quiet for quiet," conditions Israel rejected, vowing to maintain its security zone within Lebanon. Despite the U.S.-brokered truce with Iran, Israeli leaders insist their military campaign against Hezbollah will continue. Public opinion in Israel largely supports continued strikes against Hezbollah and opposes the ceasefire with Iran.

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Iran has been demanding an end to Israeli operations against its proxy group Hezbollah in Lebanon since agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with the US earlier this month.

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A poll by Israel's Channel 12 news network last week found that almost 80% of respondents supported continued strikes on Hezbollah.

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Netanyahu and Israel's military leaders have been keen to emphasise in recent days that the ceasefire Trump agreed with Tehran did not mean a ceasefire in Lebanon.

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Hezbollah had insisted on two conditions: the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon, and a principle of "quiet for quiet."

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He said Hezbollah had insisted on two conditions: the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon, and a principle of "quiet for quiet"."I agreed to neither the former, nor the latter," he said. "These two conditions are not being met. We are remaining in Lebanon in a thickened security zone […] We are there, and we are not leaving."ReutersIran has been demanding an end to Israeli operations against its proxy group Hezbollah in Lebanon since agreeing to a two-week ceasefire with the US earlier this month.And after initially saying Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon was "a separate skirmish", Trump said this week he was trying to create what he called "a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon", as US negotiations with Iran falter, and the end of the truce period approaches next week.Both Netanyahu and Israel's military leaders have been keen to emphasise in recent days that the ceasefire Trump agreed with Tehran did not mean a ceasefire in Lebanon.A poll by Israel's Channel 12 news network last week found that almost 80% of respondents supported continued strikes on Hezbollah.And three separate surveys suggested a majority of Israelis also opposed to two-week ceasefire Trump agreed with Iran.

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