There are a minimum of two doable 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 opposite is each far much less peaceable and extra doubtless.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already stated he sees the ceasefire as a pause through 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 warfare with Hamas in Gaza.
