Israel and Hezbollah have initiated a ceasefire effective at 4:00 PM local time, though Israeli forces maintain their presence in designated buffer zones in southern Lebanon despite ongoing diplomatic tensions. <\/p>\n
“We are in a state of ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces are ready to continue the fight if called upon,” stated Brigadier General Effie Defrin on Friday. Israeli forces remain stationed in established buffer zones, while Hezbollah sources confirmed to Reuters that the group adhered to the truce immediately upon notification.<\/p>\n
Casualties continue to mount, with the Lebanese health ministry reporting 18 deaths from overnight Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military confirmed the deaths of four soldiers, including a high-ranking officer.<\/p>\n
Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah escalated following Hezbollah’s involvement in the broader conflict initiated by the US and Iran in February. Israel persists in its strategy of establishing buffer zones in Lebanon to safeguard border towns from attacks, a move Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to abandon.<\/p>\n
Although a 14-point US-Iranian agreement brokered on Wednesday called for a cessation of hostilities on all fronts, Israel\u2014not a party to the deal\u2014has rejected Iranian demands for a withdrawal from the southern Lebanese buffer zones.<\/p>\n
Following the US-Iran agreement, 25 commercial vessels traversed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, the highest volume since mid-April. Before the conflict, approximately 130 vessels passed through the strait daily; current traffic remains a fraction of pre-war levels, where 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas exports transit.<\/p>\n
Iran, which previously blockaded the strait and threatened to impose transit fees, briefly loosened its restrictions. The current volume remains significantly lower than pre-war daily traffic through this critical maritime chokepoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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