An Israeli channel revealed the existence of secret clauses in the American document that paved the way for the agreement in Lebanon, which entered into force at dawn yesterday, Wednesday, to put an end to the confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel.

Channel 12 Israel said that the document related to Lebanon includes a clause on cooperation between Washington and Tel Aviv regarding Iran.

The same channel quoted an Israeli minister who had seen the document, saying that Tel Aviv had succeeded in actually bringing Washington into Lebanon as a major official, and this was a "great achievement," as he put it.

Channel 12 reported that another document addressed the responsibility of the United States as head of the oversight mechanism in Lebanon, and indicated that Washington would direct the Lebanese Armed Forces to prevent and respond to violations effectively.

A ceasefire agreement between the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Israeli army came into effect at dawn yesterday, Wednesday, after months of mutual military operations between the two parties due to Hezbollah’s support for the Gaza front after Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa.

The aforementioned agreement was reached through American mediation, in which the United States presented a proposal stipulating a period of 60 days to end the fighting that had continued for more than a year, in an operation that Hezbollah called “The Battle of the Brave Ones,” and which Israel called “Operation Northern Arrows.”

US President Joe Biden announced the agreement, saying it aimed to permanently halt hostilities. It was approved by the Israeli security cabinet and Hezbollah leadership, and welcomed by Lebanon’s caretaker government headed by Najib Mikati.

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Reuters quoted a senior Lebanese political source who said he had direct knowledge of the negotiations as saying that the agreement, which was supervised by the US envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, consists of 5 pages including 13 sections. The following is a summary of its most important provisions:

The cessation of hostilities begins at dawn on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.

Israel will cease "carrying out any military operations against Lebanese territory, including targeting civilian and military sites, and Lebanese state institutions, by land, sea and air."

All armed groups in Lebanon (i.e. Hezbollah and its allies) cease their operations against Israel.

The Israeli army will gradually withdraw from southern Lebanon, and will complete its withdrawal within a period not exceeding 60 days.

Displaced civilians from both sides begin to return to their homes.

The agreement also included texts that preserve the right of Lebanon and Israel to self-defense.

Hezbollah withdraws to the north of the Litani River, which is about 30 kilometers north of the border with Israel.

The Lebanese army deploys its forces south of the Litani River (about 5,000 soldiers), including 33 sites on the border with Israel.

It is noteworthy that since September 23, Israel has expanded the scope of its aggression against Lebanon, which began in October 2023, to include most areas of the country, including the capital Beirut, through air strikes, and it also began a ground invasion in the south.

Hezbollah responded daily with missiles, drones and artillery shells targeting Israeli military sites and settlements, and shelling areas and targets in central Israel.

The Israeli aggression resulted in a total of about 3,800 deaths and more than 15,000 injuries, including a large number of children and women, in addition to about 1.4 million displaced persons, according to official Lebanese data.