JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
EZEKIEL 39:11-22
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog (RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS) a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers (EAST OF THE DEAD SEA IN JORDAN VALLEY) on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog (RUSSIAN) and all his multitude:(ARAB/MUSLIM HORDE) and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.(BURIEL SITE OF THE 300 MILLION,RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS)
12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.(OF ISRAEL)
13 Yea, all the people of the land (OF ISRAEL) shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I (GOD-JESUS) shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB EXPERTS) passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it,(WON'T TOUCH IT) till the buriers have buried it (PROPERLY) in the valley of Hamongog.(RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS NEW BURIEL SITE)(EAST OF THE DEAD SEA IN THE JORDAN VALLEY)
16 And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.(OF THE ISRAEL-GOD HATERS)
17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl,(500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS THREW ISRAEL EVERY SPRING,FALL) and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.(OF THE RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIM ARMIES)
18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
FENCE BEING BUILT AT JORDAN BORDER FOR THE 300 MILLION DEAD ARAB/MUSLIMS TO BE BURIED IN THE FUTURE.AND A SO CALLED CEASEFIRE IS IN AFFECT.
LITTLE DO THE ISRAELIS AND JORDANIANS KNOW THAT BORDER FENCE THAT CUURRENTLY IS BEING BUILT BY ISRAEL.WILL BE THE EXACT SPOT WERE THE 300 MILLION RUSSIA,GERMAN, AND ARAB,MUSLIMS.WILL BE BURRIED IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.AND AS FOR THIS FAKE CEASEFIRE. I PREDICT IT WILL LAST ABOUT A WEEK AS THE SATANIC DEMONIC ARABS CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES FROM KILLING ISRAELS. SO THE ROCKETS WILL BE SHOT AT ISRAEL LIKE BEFORE. THESE PEDOPHILE DEATH CULT SATANIC DEMONS JUST CAN'T CONTROL THEMSELVES FROM KILLING ISRAELIS.
HERES WERE THE RUSSIA,ARABS WILL BE BURIED AT SOME SPRING,FALL TIME OF THE YEAR AFTER ISRAEL NUKES THEM. I PREDICT THIS RUSSIA,ARAB SLAUGHTER WILL OCCUR IN THE SPRING BIRD MIGRATION (JANUARY TO MARCH) IN THE ZOR AREA IN VIDEO 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v27s_JGZS-M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgZq4MHOWYE
Israel announces preliminary work on fence along entire border with Jordan-Defense Ministry ordered by Katz to begin engineering planning, including environmental survey and installation of surveillance infrastructure, along 309-kilometer border-By Emanuel Fabian-26 November 2024, 11:39 am
The Defense Ministry on Tuesday said it had begun carrying out work to establish a fence along the entire border with Jordan to prevent infiltrations into the country — an expensive undertaking that has made little progress in the past.The move to upgrade defenses along the 309-kilometer (192-mile) border running from Eilat through the West Bank to the tip of the Golan Heights, ordered by new Defense Minister Israel Katz, is the latest attempt by the government to take up the plan, which has long been bandied about but never advanced.The ministry said Tuesday it was undertaking “detailed engineering planning” for the fence. This planning phase will cost tens of millions of shekels and is expected to last several months.The work will include mapping out potential environmental hazards, conducting soil surveys, and laying an initial section of the fence with surveillance equipment and networking infrastructure.The works “are intended to advance the readiness of the defense establishment for the establishment of a barrier on the border with Jordan, in accordance with the decisions of the political leadership on the issue,” the ministry said.There is an aging chain link fence equipped with sensors along some of the border that Jordan shares with Israel and the West Bank. Other sections are only equipped with barbed wire.The border’s porousness has made it a site of frequent gun- and drug-running. Officials say that weapons that have made it over the border — likely tens of thousands over the past decade — have fueled a surge in violence in the Arab community in Israel, and have been used by Palestinian terrorists.In October, two gunmen breached the border from Jordan and infiltrated into Israel in an area south of the Dead Sea, close to the border community of Neot Hakikar. The Jordanian border in that area consists of just coils of barbed wire piled on each other.The gunmen, members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, opened fire at IDF troops, lightly injuring two before they were shot dead, having managed to cross a few meters into Israeli territory.The idea of boosting the fence or building some sort of border wall has been floated repeatedly by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others for more than a decade, although many see any such an effort as unrealistic due to the sheer length of the border and the enormous cost.The announcement on Tuesday appeared to be the furthest that project has advanced thus far.Last month, as foreign minister, Katz called for a security fence to be built “quickly” along the Israel-Jordan border, accusing Iran of attempting to establish an “eastern terror front” against Israel by smuggling in weapons via Jordan.A 30-kilometer (18-mile) portion of the border with Jordan, near the southernmost city of Eilat and the new Ramon International Airport, was upgraded in a similar fashion to Israel’s border barriers with Egypt and the Gaza Strip in the 2010s.Israel shelled out NIS 300 million ($88 million) for the small section of the border near Eilat; a project to cover the whole Jordanian border would likely cost billions of shekels.For years, Netanyahu and other Israeli officials touted its NIS 3.5 billion ($1.1 billion) high-tech state-of-the-art fence along the border with Gaza, which was equipped with a wall of iron, sensors and concrete, as providing the ultimate security protection to civilians in the area.On the morning of October 7, 2023, the wall was breached by thousands of Hamas terrorists, who disabled its sensors with drones, knocked parts of the barrier down with bulldozers, then drove through the gaping holes while others sailed over in paragliders, ultimately massacring around 1,200 people in Israel and taking 251 hostages to Gaza.Separately, last month the Israel Defense Forces announced the formation of a new division that will be tasked with defending the country’s border with Jordan.In a statement, the IDF said the decision to launch the new eastern regional division was made following an examination of the military’s “operational needs and defense capabilities in the area, in accordance with the planning of the IDF’s force build-up, in the light of the lessons of war and the situational assessment.”The division would be subordinate to IDF Central Command.At present, the Jordan Valley Regional Brigade, under Central Command, is tasked with defending some 150 kilometers (90 miles) of the eastern frontier, from the northern part of the Dead Sea in the West Bank northward to the Hamat Gader hot springs in the Golan Heights. The Yoav Regional Brigade, under IDF Southern Command, is responsible for the sparsely populated southern section, from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea resort city of Eilat.
ISRAELS BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS SMART AND LED BY GOD TO DO THIS FAKE CEASEFIRE AT THIS PRESENT TIME OF NOV 27,2024.WHY WOULD I SAY BIBI IS SO SMART TO DO A FAKE CEASEFIRE WITH THE SATANIC DEATH CULT. WELL LETS SEE WHY? OH I FORGOT TO YOU ALL ON ON JAN 20,25 DONALD JOHN TRUMP TAKES OFFICE.AND BECOMES THE 47TH PRESIDENT OF AMERICA. WE KNOW TRUMP WILL GIVE ISRAEL ALL THE WEAPONS THEY NEED TO GET RID OF IRANIAN COCKROACHES.SO ALL NETANYAHU HAS TO DO IS WAIT FOR 2 MONTHS. AND WHAT A PERFECT IDEA TO GET AMERICA AND THE USELESS UNITED NATIONS INTO A FAKE CEASEFIRE FOR 2 MONTHS SO ISRAEL CAN GET READY FOR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON JAN 20,2025.THEN WHEN TRUMP TAKES OFFICE THERE WILL ONLY BE 7 DAYS LEFT ON THE FAKE CEASEFIRE. AND TRUMP CAN START SENDING WEAPONS TO ISRAEL.TO GO AFTER IRANS NUCLEAR REACTOR SITES.AND IRANS OIL REFINERARIES. SO SEE EVERYBODY HOW SMART BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS FOR DOING THIS FAKE CEASEFIRE FOR THE NEXT 2 MONTHS.
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into effect, halting nearly 14 months of fighting-Streams of cars seen heading toward southern Lebanon even as IDF warns civilians to not yet return to villages; IDF strikes in Beirut continue until hour before start of truce-By Emanuel Fabian-and ToI Staff Today, 6:43 am-NOV 27,24
A ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon came into effect at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, bringing an end to almost 14 months of Hezbollah-initiated fighting across the northern border, which began the day after the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror onslaught in southern Israel.The agreement, which Israel’s national security cabinet approved in a vote of 10 ministers to one on Tuesday night, will reportedly provide for a 60-day transition period, during which the IDF will withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon, while the Lebanese Army will deploy some 5,000 troops south of the Litani river, including at 33 posts along the border with Israel.Hezbollah forces will leave southern Lebanon, and its military infrastructure will be dismantled. The US has also reportedly provided a side letter specifying Israel’s rights to respond to violations of the ceasefire, should there be any.A copy of the ceasefire deal was not published before it came into effect.While Hezbollah has said that it accepts the ceasefire proposal, a senior official with the terror group said Tuesday that it had yet to see the agreement in its final form.“After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,” Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told the Al Jazeera news network.“We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state.” of Lebanon, he said. “Any violation of sovereignty is refused.”Nevertheless, the ceasefire appeared to hold early Wednesday morning, with signs of celebration in Beirut, a day after Israel carried out its most intense wave of airstrikes in the Lebanese capital since the start of the fighting.As the ceasefire came into effect, Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, warned Lebanese civilians to not yet return to villages in southern Lebanon.“With the ceasefire agreement coming into effect, and in accordance with its provisions, the IDF continues to be prepared in its positions in southern Lebanon,” Adraee said. “Do not move towards the villages that the IDF evacuated or towards IDF forces in the area. For your protection and the safety of your families, avoid reaching the area.”He added that the IDF would inform them “of the safe date to return to your homes.”Nevertheless, Reuters reported that streams of cars carrying people displaced by the months of fighting were seen heading south, just over an hour after the ceasefire took effect.Bursts of gunfire could be heard across Beirut after the ceasefire took effect, although it was not immediately clear if the shooting was celebratory, as gunfire has also been used in recent weeks to alert residents who may have missed Israeli evacuation warnings.Both Israel and Hezbollah continued fighting in the hours leading up to the ceasefire, and earlier on Tuesday, the IDF said it had struck 20 sites within two minutes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, after issuing evacuation warnings.Seven buildings targeted in the strikes were used by Hezbollah for the management and storage of funds, the IDF said, including headquarters, vaults and branches of the Al-Qard al-Hasan association, known to be used by the terror group as a quasi-bank.The other 13 sites included a Hezbollah aerial forces center, an intelligence division command room, weapon depots, and other military infrastructure, the IDF said.Hezbollah too, continued to launch rockets and drones at Israel in the hours leading up to the ceasefire, setting off alarms across central and northern Israel.Long-range rocket fire at around 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday set off alerts in Pardes Hanna, Hadera, Harish and several nearby towns, as well as communities close to the Lebanon border. The IDF said a short while later that air defenses had successfully downed three missiles. There were no reports of injuries as a result of the missile fire.Meanwhile, the IDF continued to issue evacuation warnings for additional buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs ahead of airstrikes against Hezbollah assets, and air strikes were reported in the capital less than an hour before the truce came into force.At the same time, the Syrian Red Crescent reported that a volunteer had been killed and another had been injured in alleged Israeli strikes on the Lebanon-Syria border.According to Syria’s state news agency SANA, Israeli warplanes had hit the Arida and Dabousiya border crossings with Lebanon, in the Tartus Governorate.Some 18 people were injured in the strike on the Arida border crossing, SANA reported, and an unspecified number of people were injured at the Dabousiya crossing, as well.In a statement, the Red Crescent said that its volunteers had been “performing their humanitarian duty of rescuing the wounded early on Wednesday” when the strikes were launched.The strikes were said by the medical organization to have damaged several ambulances and work points.There was no immediate comment from the IDF regarding the reports.The US Central Command also said on Tuesday night that it had carried out an airstrike in Syria, targeting “an Iranian-aligned militia weapons storage facility.”In a brief statement, it said that the strike was a response to an attack on US forces in the area the previous day and that its purpose was to “degrade their [Iranian-aligned forces] ability to plan and launch future attacks on US and Coalition forces who are in the region.”CENTCOM Forces Strike Iranian Aligned Target in Syria in Response to Attack on U.S. Personnel pic.twitter.com/w7bbBnLhD8— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 26, 2024-CENTCOM commander Gen. Michael Kurilla warned that the US “will not tolerate any attacks on our personnel and coalition partners.”“We are committed to taking all necessary actions to ensure their protection,” he added.The impact of the strike was not immediately clear, CENTCOM said, but noted that there had been no reports of civilian casualties.Hezbollah began firing into Israel the day after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught in southern Israel, in support of its fellow Iran-backed terror group, drawing Israeli reprisals and leading to the displacement of some 60,000 residents of northern Israel.Fighting intensified in late September, with Israel killing much of Hezbollah’s leadership and launching a limited ground incursion on October 1 that has seen soldiers search villages for rockets and other arms held by the terror group, and tackle its terror tunnels and other infrastructure.
BRAIN-DEAD CHINA JOE BIDEN SAYS THIS TIME IT WILL BE DIFFERENT.FOLKS BRAIN-DEAD BIDEN IS SELF DECIEVED. WE KNOW THIS WILL LAST ABOUT A WEEK.THEN THE SANTANIC DEMON PEDOPHILE ARABS.THEY CAN'T CONTROL THEMSELVES FROM KILLING ISRAEL.SO WITHIN A WEEK I PREDICT THESE SATANIC COCKROACHES WILL BE THROWING ROCKETS AT ISRAEL AGAIN.AND THAT WILL END THE SO CALLED FIRE.
'If Hezbollah breaks deal, Israel retains right to self-defense'‘Peace is possible’: Announcing Lebanon truce, US insists this time will be different-Biden and aides highlight beefed up enforcement mechanism, led by US and capable of responding immediately to violations, unlike after 2006 war; they also talk of Saudi normalization-By Jacob Magid-Today, 3:47 am-NOV 27,
US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that his administration succeeded in brokering a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, in what seeks to close a second front that the Iran-backed terror group opened against Israel hours after Hamas’s October 7, 2023 onslaught.“I applaud the courageous decision made by the leaders of Lebanon and Israel to end the violence. It reminds us that peace is possible,” Biden said in a hopeful speech from the White House Rose Garden in which he announced that the deal would come into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday morning.Biden’s delivery of the news contrasted quite starkly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s, as the premier sought to contend with criticism from much of his political base upset over an agreement that appears to leave Hezbollah able to hobble on after repeated blows by the IDF that intensified significantly over the past two months.“If Hezbollah violates the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” Netanyahu said sternly.The deal was authorized by the vast majority of the security cabinet and the premier said it would allow Israel to focus more closely on the Iranian nuclear threat, allow the IDF to rejuvenate its forces, and isolate Hamas in what Jerusalem hopes will boost chances for a hostage deal in Gaza.Still, it fell short of the “total victory” pledged for months by Netanyahu, with critics, led by mayors of Israel’s northern towns most impacted by the Hezbollah conflict, warning that it does not prevent the terror group from re-arming as it did after the Second Lebanon War in 2006.That fighting, too, was brought to a close thanks to an internationally backed agreement. UN Security Council Resolution 1701 was supposed to see Hezbollah disarm and withdraw its forces beyond the Litani River, some 18 miles north of the Lebanon-Israel border known as the Blue Line. The UNIFIL observer force was established in order to ensure 1701’s enforcement, but ultimately, violations were never prosecuted.The prime minister, in a recorded speech to the nation, acknowledged that a formally designated goal of the war across the northern border, to enable the secure return of some 60,000 residents forced from their homes by Hezbollah’s attacks, had not yet been achieved, and vowed that “the war will not end” until they can safely return.Details of the deal: Why this time will be different-The Biden administration — through Biden’s Rose Garden speech, followed by a briefing held by one of his senior aides involved in the negotiations — sought to explain why this time would be different from 2006.“This is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities,” Biden stressed. “What is left of Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations will not be allowed to threaten the security of Israel again.”Over the next 60 days, the Lebanese army and state security forces will deploy and take control of their own territory in southern Lebanon, Biden said, reiterating that Hezbollah will not be allowed to rebuild its terror infrastructure. During this 60-day period, Israel will gradually withdraw its troops from Lebanon.Israeli troops will hold their positions at the start of the 60-day period commencing the ceasefire, said the senior US official briefing reporters, explaining that Israel’s gradual withdrawal will start only when soldiers from the Lebanese military begin deploying in southern Lebanon, to ensure that no vacuums are created in the interim. “This is a process that cannot happen overnight or in several days.”The senior US official clarified that this doesn’t mean the withdrawal will only begin after 60 days. “Rather, by the time we reach somewhere in the 50 to 60 days, all Israeli troops will be gone… In the first couple of weeks, you’ll already start seeing some of those [IDF] troops withdraw.”During the 60-day period, the US official said that the Lebanese military would be authorized to verify that Hezbollah moves north of the Litani River. There is an agreed-upon map that details the exact lines to which Hezbollah is required to retreat and where specifically the Lebanese army will be deployed.Lebanese troops will be tasked with patrolling southern Lebanon to ensure that any remaining Hezbollah infrastructure is removed and cannot be rebuilt, the senior US official said.The ceasefire agreement will also see the US and France join an existing mechanism to monitor the deal’s implementation. Hitherto referred to as the “tripartite mechanism” and consisting of representatives from Israel, Lebanon and the UNIFIL observer force, the panel failed to ensure the upholding of Resolution 1701, which required Hezbollah to disarm and retreat north of the Litani River.The president said the US, along with France, is committed to ensuring that the deal is fully implemented while stressing that this will not require any American troops on the ground.The deal is intended to enable the 60,000 Israeli civilians and roughly 30,000 Lebanese civilians to return to their homes and rebuild their communities on either side of the Blue Line.Critically, Biden said, “If Hezbollah or anyone else breaks the deal and poses a direct threat to Israel, Israel retains the right to self-defense, consistent with international law — just like any country when facing a terrorist group pledged to that country’s destruction.”At the same time, Biden said the deal boosts Lebanon’s sovereignty, allowing the country to put itself on a “path toward a future that’s worthy of a significant past.”Under the new deal, the US will become the chair of the expanded enforcement mechanism, which will also be enhanced by France’s presence, the senior administration official said. The committee, made up of diplomats and military personnel, will be tasked with adjudicating complaints from either side regarding potential ceasefire violations.The panel will also work to ensure that the Lebanese army is properly trained and equipped to ensure the ceasefire’s implementation, the US official said. While US combat troops will not be on the ground, “there will be [US] military support for the Lebanese Armed Forces,” the official added.There will be a separate committee called the Military Technical Committee (MTC) made up of additional countries who will provide further financial support, equipment and training to the LAF, the US official said.Unlike the 2006 ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, when the international community “abandoned the scene” after it was reached, “here we remain committed to being on the ground, day to day, watching what’s happening,” the US official said.The international community is determined to “learn from the mistakes of the past, when Hezbollah was the only organization” involved in the reconstruction of Lebanon. “It is in our interests… to support economic growth” in Lebanon, said the senior official.The US official also stressed that Hezbollah is “extremely weak at this moment — both militarily and politically,” and said this presents an opportunity for the Lebanese government to re-establish its sovereignty, particularly by appointing a president — something that Hezbollah blocked for years.The deal announced today is not “offering Israel a temporary security guarantee, rather a durable ceasefire that [it] can trust,” the senior US official said.Asked repeatedly to elaborate on the ceasefire’s enforcement mechanism, given reports claiming that the US has provided Israel with guarantees allowing it to immediately strike in Lebanon amid alleged Hezbollah violations, the senior US official declined to do so.Instead, the US official highlighted the now-US-led enforcement committee, which he said will not be a “mailbox” like it was in the years following the Second Lebanon War. Rather, it will operate as a “live messaging service, making sure that whenever there is a view of a violation — specifically a serious violation — it is addressed immediately.”Hezbollah’s losses-Biden in his Rose Garden speech highlighted how Hezbollah was the party that started the conflict against Israel hours after Hamas’s October 7 terror onslaught.“Israel did not launch this war. The Lebanese people did not seek that war either,” Biden said, lamenting how Hezbollah’s cross-border attacks have forced the 60,000 Israelis to flee their homes in the north in addition to 30,000 Lebanese people who have evacuated their country’s south as a result of IDF strikes.He detailed US security assistance for Israel against Iran and its proxies over the past 14 months before going through the extent of the losses incurred by Hezbollah as a result of its decision to join the conflict against Israel; its longtime secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah was killed along with countless other senior leaders, and major military infrastructure was destroyed.Just about until his killing, Nasrallah maintained a policy that rejected any ceasefire in Lebanon before one was reached in Gaza. Then came a massive intensification of the IDF’s operations against Hezbollah in September, and the terror group agreed to begin discussions on a ceasefire that would officially detach their fighting from the ongoing conflict in Gaza.While acknowledging Israel’s military gains, Biden insisted that “lasting security for the people of Israel and Lebanon cannot be achieved only on the battlefield.”Onward to Gaza-Biden said Tuesday that Palestinians in Gaza deserve a similar end to conflict that would soon be enjoyed by those living along the Blue Line.“The people of Gaza have been through hell, their worlds absolutely shattered, far too many civilians in Gaza have suffered far too much,” Biden said.While hinting at criticism of Israel in that remark, the president was explicit in his blaming of Hamas for refusing to negotiate in good faith for months.“Now, Hamas has a choice to make. Their only way out is to release the hostages, including American citizens,” Biden said, adding the deal the US is promoting there would allow for a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza and result in an “end of the war without Hamas in power.”Biden said the US, Egypt, Qatar — and now Turkey as well — would make another push for a ceasefire in Gaza.The senior US official briefing reporters clarified that the Biden administration does not view Turkey as a new mediator between Israel and Hamas.“What the President meant is that we have certain individuals and parties who are now spending time in Turkey, and so [Turkey] was added. But it was not to suggest that they are a broker or a negotiator. It’s to say that we will leave no stone unturned in trying to do this,” said the US official.The US revealed earlier this month that it had asked Qatar to oust Hamas leaders from the country in late October due to the terror group’s extended refusal to engage in hostage negotiations. Those Hamas officials then moved to Turkey. While the US has cautioned Ankara against hosting Hamas leaders, it has stopped short of requesting the extradition of Khaled Meshaal, who is under US indictment.Arab officials speaking to The Times of Israel last week called into question the decision to oust Hamas from Qatar if negotiations were just going to continue in Ankara under largely the same format.The US official maintained that Hamas’s realization following Tuesday’s news that “Hezbollah has decided to abandon them and delink the two conflicts” amounted to “a powerful change of reality on the ground, and we have to see if that’s enough” to spark a breakthrough in hostage talks.Hamas and other terror groups massacred some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 from southern Israel on October 7, 2023; 97 of them are still held captive in Gaza, not all of them alive.Sights on Riyadh-The Lebanon ceasefire moves the Biden administration closer to its vision for a more integrated Middle East — one that includes the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside Israel, the president said.To that end, Biden said the US remains prepared to broker a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, which would include “a credible pathway for establishing a Palestinian state.”Israel under Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected the two-state framework, and a pair of US lawmakers told The Times of Israel months ago that the window to secure a deal before the end of Biden’s term in office had closed.Nonetheless, Biden said, “I believe this agenda remains possible. In my remaining time in office, I will work tirelessly to advance this vision.”He acknowledged that a Saudi normalization deal will require Israel to make “hard choices.”“Now, Israel must be bold in turning tactical gains against Iran and its proxies into a coherent strategy that secures Israel’s long-term safety and advances broader peace and prosperity in the region,” Biden said, in an apparent shot at Netanyahu. The prime minister for months refused to plan at all for the post-war management of Gaza, while rejecting the involvement of a potentially reformed Palestinian Authority, even though it would unlock much-needed support from Israel’s Arab neighbors for the post-war reconstruction and management of Gaza.Asked to explain Biden’s optimism about a potential Israel-Saudi normalization agreement following the announcement of the ceasefire, the senior administration official told reporters that conversations US officials have held in the past 24 hours left them with the belief that there “is a window of opportunity here — if we can get some changes in Gaza.”“The political and geopolitical stars of both are aligned, and we’re going to see what we can do over the next 50 or so days,” the US official said, insisting that Washington is clear-eyed about its prospects and will keep the incoming administration informed on its efforts.The official was then asked why he was able to maintain this optimistic assessment given repeated assertions by Israeli cabinet members that they will never accept the establishment of a Palestinian state, which is Riyadh’s condition for a deal with Israel.Reflecting on his career in high-stakes negotiations, the official said he has repeatedly heard leaders enter them with declarations that include words such as “never” and “always.”“They’ll say, ‘We will never do this, and ‘We will always insist on that,’ but that doesn’t necessarily hold, because when you have that kind of a position you don’t reach an agreement, so I don’t get too excited when I hear those kinds of statements,” he said.Setting the record straight-Another US official speaking to The Times of Israel fiercely denied Netanyahu’s claim earlier Tuesday that Washington has been delaying weapons shipments to Israel.“It is no secret: there have been major delays in the supply of weapons and ammunition. This delay is about to be released soon,” Netanyahu said, albeit without naming the Biden administration.“Other than the shipment of 2,000-pound bombs, there is no policy delay or hold on anything. There’s just not,” the US official said in response.Hebrew media reports in recent days have quoted unnamed Netanyahu associates claiming that the Biden administration pledged to release withheld weapon shipments in exchange for Israel agreeing to a ceasefire in Lebanon. Other aides to the premier have highlighted that the return of Donald Trump to the White House would also ensure an end to the alleged delay of weapons shipments.The Biden administration insists that it has only withheld one shipment, of high payload bombs, since May over concern that Israel would use them in densely populated areas, leading to the deaths of large numbers of civilians.The senior administration official separately said that claims that Israel would receive additional weapons from the US as a result of agreeing to the Lebanon ceasefire were false. Moreover, claims by Netanyahu’s office that the US had threatened to advance a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire if Israel rejected the US-brokered deal were also false.“Literally, the topic never came up,” the senior US official said.Asked about reports of Russian involvement in ensuring that Iran cannot replenish Hezbollah’s weapon supply through Syria, as it has in the past, the senior US official declined to respond in detail. “There is no doubt that what we all must focus on is making sure that Iran does not continue to use Syria as a highway of weapons into Lebanon.”An assist from Trump? Days before the US presidential election, Netanyahu asked US special envoy for Lebanon Amos Hochstein to come meet him in Jerusalem, where the premier told the Biden aide that there was a window to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, said the senior US official.Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, a Netanyahu confidant, reportedly told Trump aides that Israel wanted to secure a ceasefire with Hezbollah as a “gift” to the president-elect before he enters office on January 20, though Israeli officials have denied as much.In their meeting earlier this month, Hochstein told Netanyahu that if both sides were serious, he was prepared to launch another round of intensive negotiations over the coming weeks. Netanyahu agreed, the US official recalled.Once the sides began to make progress, Hochstein briefed members of the Trump transition’s national security team on the broad tenets of the deal, telling them that there was an increasing likelihood that a ceasefire would be reached, the US official said.Hochstein conducted a follow-up call with Trump’s aides in the last 24 to 48 hours as the deal was being finalized, and the president-elect’s team seemed supportive of the effort, the senior US official added.
PM: Ceasefire's duration depends on what happens in Lebanon-Israel okays US-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah, vows to hit back at every violation-Halt to fighting, set to take effect at 4 a.m., approved 10-1 by security cabinet; Netanyahu makes clear war goal of enabling safe return of northern residents not yet fulfilled-By Lazar Berman-Today, 1:03 am-NOV 27,24
Israel’s security cabinet late Tuesday approved a US-brokered ceasefire that aims to end almost 14 months of Hezbollah-initiated fighting across the northern border, with the national security cabinet voting 10-1 to approve the measure.Minutes later, US President Joe Biden announced from the Rose Garden that the ceasefire would come into effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, Israel- and Lebanon-time.The agreement, which has not yet been published, reportedly provides for a 60-day transition period during which the IDF will withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon; the Lebanese Army will deploy some 5,000 troops to south of the Litani River, including at 33 posts along the border with Israel; Hezbollah forces will leave southern Lebanon, and its military infrastructure will be dismantled. The US is also reportedly providing a side letter specifying Israel’s rights to respond to Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire.“Israel appreciates the US contribution to the process, and reserves the right to act against any threat to its security,” said the Prime Minister’s Office.The sole security cabinet member to vote against the deal was National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who called the measure “a historic mistake.” Numerous local council heads in northern Israel, some of whom met with Netanyahu on Tuesday evening, have also expressed bitter opposition to the deal, arguing that Hezbollah remains relatively potent and fearing that it will now have the opportunity to rearm and gradually rebuild its offensive capabilities in southern Lebanon.Biden said he had spoken separately by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and both informed him that their governments had accepted the deal, with Lebanon ostensibly receiving the go-ahead from Hezbollah.Biden also thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his involvement in helping broker the agreement.According to the PMO, Netanyahu thanked Biden in their call for “the United States’ involvement in achieving the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, and for the understanding that Israel will maintain freedom of action in enforcing it.”Hezbollah began firing into Israel the day after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught in southern Israel, in support of its fellow Iran-backed terror group, forcing the displacement of some 60,000 residents of northern Israel. Israel’s military responses intensified two months ago, with Israel killing much of Hezbollah’s leadership and destroying much but not all of its missile, rocket and drone capabilities.Israel has attempted to pare back Hezbollah’s hold on southern Lebanon, waging a campaign of aerial bombardments and a limited ground incursion that saw soldiers search villages for rockets and other arms held by the terror group, and tackle its terror tunnels and other infrastructure.Biden and Macron said in a joint statement that the deal protects Israel from Hezbollah and creates the conditions for a “lasting calm.”The US and France will work “to ensure this arrangement is fully implemented” and lead international efforts for “capacity-building” of the Lebanese army, they added.Biden stressed that the deal “is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.”Before the ceasefire vote, and after meeting with his security cabinet for over an hour, Netanyahu issued a video statement in which he said that “the duration of the ceasefire will depend on what takes place in Lebanon.”He did not encourage displaced residents of the north to return at this stage, and vowed that the multifront war that began on October 7, 2023, “will not end until we realize all its goals, including the return of the residents of the north safely home.”Netanyahu said that “with the full understanding with the US, we are maintaining full freedom of action” against Hezbollah in Lebanon.“If Hezbollah violates the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” Netanyahu promised. “If it tries to rebuild the terror infrastructure near the border, we will attack. If it fires a rocket, if it digs a tunnel, if it brings in a truck with missiles, we will attack.”“To every violation, we will respond with force,” Netanyahu pledged.“A good deal is one that is enforced, and we will enforce it.”According to Biden, over the next 60 days, the Lebanese army and state security forces will deploy and take control of their own territory in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah will not be allowed to rebuild its terror infrastructure.During this 60-day period, Israel will gradually withdraw its troops from Lebanon. The deal will allow civilians on both sides of the Blue Line to return to their homes and rebuild their communities, Biden said.A separate US side letter guaranteeing Israel’s right to respond to violations of the deal does not include explicit language stating that Israel has the freedom to respond if the Lebanese terror group violates the agreement in areas north of Lebanon’s Litani River, Channel 12 news reported.According to the report, the US assurance states that Israel will report any such violation to the US-led international body that is expected to oversee the deal, which will then convene to discuss how serious the violation is. However, the wording about whether Israel then has the right to respond is ambiguous, unlike in cases when there are violations south of the Litani River or if there is an immediate threat.The report said that the US guarantee provides for Israel to hit back right away in the face of an “immediate threat,” and that this includes arms smuggling. As regards a so-called “present threat,” such as tunnel digging, Israel would inform the international body and could then choose to wait or take action.PM: Three reasons for a ceasefire now-In his video statement, Netanyahu said there were three reasons for accepting the ceasefire now. “The first is to focus on the Iranian threat, and I won’t elaborate,” he said.The second was to allow troops to rest and to replenish weapon stores.“There were delays, and big delays, in weapons shipments,” he said, without mentioning the Biden administration directly. “And that delay will soon be released,” he said, hinting at Donald Trump’s return to the White House.The third reason, he said, is to delink the northern and southern fronts and isolate Hamas. “With Hezbollah out of the picture, Hamas is left alone in the campaign,” he said, and will be under greater pressure. “That will help in the sacred mission of freeing our hostages.”The Biden administration fiercely denied Netanyahu’s claim that it has been delaying weapon shipments to Israel.“Other than the shipment of 2,000-pound bombs, there is no policy delay or hold on anything. There’s just not,” a US official told The Times of Israel.Hebrew media reports in recent days have quoted unnamed Netanyahu associates claiming that the Biden administration pledged to release withheld weapon shipments in exchange for Israel agreeing to the ceasefire. Other aides to the premier have asserted that the return of Donald Trump to the White House will also ensure an end to the claimed delay of weapon shipments.President Isaac Herzog praised the ceasefire in Lebanon, calling it “correct and important,” but added that Israel “will protect its citizens at any time, in any place and by any means.”“We fought fiercely as a nation to ensure security for the citizens of Israel, and we as a nation are determined to ensure the security of all residents of Israel in the north and south and everywhere and to work for the full rehabilitation of the communities and settlements that were affected,” he wrote on X.He called on Israel to “seize the opportunity” to get the hostages out of Gaza.Opposition criticism-Several opposition leaders attacked Netanyahu over the deal.Yair Golan, who heads a union of left-wing parties called The Democrats, said that “if it’s possible to end the fighting in the north with Hezbollah,” Israel should and could also reach a hostage deal and end the war in Gaza.“One-hundred-and-one hostages are waiting for us to save them, but this government is sending soldiers to war to save itself,” Golan charged, following Netanyahu’s televised address.He called on Netanyahu to “immediately” remove from his lapel the yellow ribbon pin that signifies support for the hostages.Opposition MK Avigdor Liberman, leader of the hawkish Yisrael Beytenu party, also panned Netanyahu over the ceasefire deal.“Netanyahu said until total victory, he just didn’t say the victory of which side,” Liberman sniped in a post on X.Jacob Magid contributed to this report.
PM: Ceasefire's duration depends on what happens in Lebanon-Israel okays US-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah, vows to hit back at every violation-Halt to fighting, set to take effect at 4 a.m., approved 10-1 by security cabinet; Netanyahu makes clear war goal of enabling safe return of northern residents not yet fulfilled-By Lazar Berman-Today, 1:03 am-NOV 27,24
Israel’s security cabinet late Tuesday approved a US-brokered ceasefire that aims to end almost 14 months of Hezbollah-initiated fighting across the northern border, with the national security cabinet voting 10-1 to approve the measure.Minutes later, US President Joe Biden announced from the Rose Garden that the ceasefire would come into effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, Israel- and Lebanon-time.The agreement, which has not yet been published, reportedly provides for a 60-day transition period during which the IDF will withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon; the Lebanese Army will deploy some 5,000 troops to south of the Litani River, including at 33 posts along the border with Israel; Hezbollah forces will leave southern Lebanon, and its military infrastructure will be dismantled. The US is also reportedly providing a side letter specifying Israel’s rights to respond to Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire.“Israel appreciates the US contribution to the process, and reserves the right to act against any threat to its security,” said the Prime Minister’s Office.The sole security cabinet member to vote against the deal was National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who called the measure “a historic mistake.” Numerous local council heads in northern Israel, some of whom met with Netanyahu on Tuesday evening, have also expressed bitter opposition to the deal, arguing that Hezbollah remains relatively potent and fearing that it will now have the opportunity to rearm and gradually rebuild its offensive capabilities in southern Lebanon.Biden said he had spoken separately by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and both informed him that their governments had accepted the deal, with Lebanon ostensibly receiving the go-ahead from Hezbollah.Biden also thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his involvement in helping broker the agreement.According to the PMO, Netanyahu thanked Biden in their call for “the United States’ involvement in achieving the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, and for the understanding that Israel will maintain freedom of action in enforcing it.”Hezbollah began firing into Israel the day after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught in southern Israel, in support of its fellow Iran-backed terror group, forcing the displacement of some 60,000 residents of northern Israel. Israel’s military responses intensified two months ago, with Israel killing much of Hezbollah’s leadership and destroying much but not all of its missile, rocket and drone capabilities.Israel has attempted to pare back Hezbollah’s hold on southern Lebanon, waging a campaign of aerial bombardments and a limited ground incursion that saw soldiers search villages for rockets and other arms held by the terror group, and tackle its terror tunnels and other infrastructure.Biden and Macron said in a joint statement that the deal protects Israel from Hezbollah and creates the conditions for a “lasting calm.”The US and France will work “to ensure this arrangement is fully implemented” and lead international efforts for “capacity-building” of the Lebanese army, they added.Biden stressed that the deal “is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.”Before the ceasefire vote, and after meeting with his security cabinet for over an hour, Netanyahu issued a video statement in which he said that “the duration of the ceasefire will depend on what takes place in Lebanon.”He did not encourage displaced residents of the north to return at this stage, and vowed that the multifront war that began on October 7, 2023, “will not end until we realize all its goals, including the return of the residents of the north safely home.”Netanyahu said that “with the full understanding with the US, we are maintaining full freedom of action” against Hezbollah in Lebanon.“If Hezbollah violates the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” Netanyahu promised. “If it tries to rebuild the terror infrastructure near the border, we will attack. If it fires a rocket, if it digs a tunnel, if it brings in a truck with missiles, we will attack.”“To every violation, we will respond with force,” Netanyahu pledged.“A good deal is one that is enforced, and we will enforce it.”According to Biden, over the next 60 days, the Lebanese army and state security forces will deploy and take control of their own territory in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah will not be allowed to rebuild its terror infrastructure.During this 60-day period, Israel will gradually withdraw its troops from Lebanon. The deal will allow civilians on both sides of the Blue Line to return to their homes and rebuild their communities, Biden said.A separate US side letter guaranteeing Israel’s right to respond to violations of the deal does not include explicit language stating that Israel has the freedom to respond if the Lebanese terror group violates the agreement in areas north of Lebanon’s Litani River, Channel 12 news reported.According to the report, the US assurance states that Israel will report any such violation to the US-led international body that is expected to oversee the deal, which will then convene to discuss how serious the violation is. However, the wording about whether Israel then has the right to respond is ambiguous, unlike in cases when there are violations south of the Litani River or if there is an immediate threat.The report said that the US guarantee provides for Israel to hit back right away in the face of an “immediate threat,” and that this includes arms smuggling. As regards a so-called “present threat,” such as tunnel digging, Israel would inform the international body and could then choose to wait or take action.PM: Three reasons for a ceasefire nowIn his video statement, Netanyahu said there were three reasons for accepting the ceasefire now. “The first is to focus on the Iranian threat, and I won’t elaborate,” he said.The second was to allow troops to rest and to replenish weapon stores.“There were delays, and big delays, in weapons shipments,” he said, without mentioning the Biden administration directly. “And that delay will soon be released,” he said, hinting at Donald Trump’s return to the White House.The third reason, he said, is to delink the northern and southern fronts and isolate Hamas. “With Hezbollah out of the picture, Hamas is left alone in the campaign,” he said, and will be under greater pressure. “That will help in the sacred mission of freeing our hostages.”The Biden administration fiercely denied Netanyahu’s claim that it has been delaying weapon shipments to Israel.“Other than the shipment of 2,000-pound bombs, there is no policy delay or hold on anything. There’s just not,” a US official told The Times of Israel.Hebrew media reports in recent days have quoted unnamed Netanyahu associates claiming that the Biden administration pledged to release withheld weapon shipments in exchange for Israel agreeing to the ceasefire. Other aides to the premier have asserted that the return of Donald Trump to the White House will also ensure an end to the claimed delay of weapon shipments.President Isaac Herzog praised the ceasefire in Lebanon, calling it “correct and important,” but added that Israel “will protect its citizens at any time, in any place and by any means.”“We fought fiercely as a nation to ensure security for the citizens of Israel, and we as a nation are determined to ensure the security of all residents of Israel in the north and south and everywhere and to work for the full rehabilitation of the communities and settlements that were affected,” he wrote on X.He called on Israel to “seize the opportunity” to get the hostages out of Gaza.Opposition criticism-Several opposition leaders attacked Netanyahu over the deal.Yair Golan, who heads a union of left-wing parties called The Democrats, said that “if it’s possible to end the fighting in the north with Hezbollah,” Israel should and could also reach a hostage deal and end the war in Gaza.“One-hundred-and-one hostages are waiting for us to save them, but this government is sending soldiers to war to save itself,” Golan charged, following Netanyahu’s televised address.He called on Netanyahu to “immediately” remove from his lapel the yellow ribbon pin that signifies support for the hostages.Opposition MK Avigdor Liberman, leader of the hawkish Yisrael Beytenu party, also panned Netanyahu over the ceasefire deal.“Netanyahu said until total victory, he just didn’t say the victory of which side,” Liberman sniped in a post on X.Jacob Magid contributed to this report.
