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hezbollah are due to move north of the litani river. south of the border. now, the lebanese army has accused israel of "multiple violations", in their words. israel says that its warplanes struck a hezbollah weapons dump containing medium range rockets. but so far — at least in theory — it is holding. no—one is talking about pulling out of the deal, because the penalty for that would just be so big. nobody wants to see a resumption of these massive air strikes on beirut and baalbek and southern lebanon. they want this deal to work, to hold. of course, none of this resolves what's going on in gaza, and really, that is where the push is now, because the humanitarian situation there is atrocious, it's really dire. winter has set in. there's poor conditions pretty much up and down the gaza strip, with massive displacement of people, and there doesn't appear to be a plan in place for how israel is going to hand it over, if at all, to any kind of civilian authority — preferably a palestinian authority, the americans say. but there doesn't see

christian: the idf set on their social media channel today that they had reached the litani river, soe a slow process, retreating back to the border. can we pick up on a couple of things that hugo set at the top of the program? first and foremost, the lebanese army, which he said, is much weaker than hezbollah. in what is being reported tonight, that they will need to be bolstered. can you imagine a scenario where a lebanese army could go into this out and order has been allowed to remove rockets and go into tunnels and be accepted? >> i think what you have seen already is that hezbollah has given the indication that they will supporthe deal. i think there have been reports that the iranians have signed off on that as well which is important for hezbollah. i don't think this is really a question of could the lebanese army do this or that against hezbollah? the larger question is whether lebanon, writ large, wants to see an end to this war on lebanon, destruction in the south, huge civilian casualties all over lebanon as a result of israeli strikes. i think, broadly speaking, they do.

iam not particularly south of the litani river.lebanese armed forces have expert —— exponentially increase their capacity all the willingness, so the enforcement by third parties will likely be a sticking point, particularly when moving from agreement to implementation. for when moving from agreement to implementation.— implementation. for the time bein: , implementation. for the time being. meghan _ implementation. for the time being, meghan sir _ implementation. for the time being, meghan sir cliff, - implementation. for the time j being, meghan sir cliff, thank you for your analysis and insight and we have much more on the website too, we have contacts, analysis and background to what is a complicated story and we expect that israeli cabinet meeting where they will be considering that deal. much more online and much more here on bbc news. another breaking news story, the governor of egypt's red sea region says three bodies have been recovered from the tourist boat which capsized on monday. according to the statement, 13 people a

do you think, though, in practice, this sort of buffer zone south of the litani river is going to holdwhat do you see the lebanese military doing? what do you see the role of the international forces being? i'm going to be very frank. the lebanese military is much weaker than hezbollah. unifil, the international forces much weaker than hezbollah. they did try briefly in 2006 that was like the second lebanon war to enforce this idea that hezbollah can't be in southern lebanon. they're not capable of doing that. the difference this time is israel has more leverage. israel has defeated hezbollah much more seriously this time than it did in 2006. and so it has a side letter from the united states saying if hezbollah violates the resolution, you do not need to go to the international committee in certain circumstances. you can bomb them, attack them without going to the committee. the committee will be for if hezbollah is building some sort of tunnel or long—term manufacturing complex. but if you see hezbollah radwan crossing over the litani, i think israel will attack them without asking p

from southern lebanon, moving around 30 kilometres back from the israeli border, north of the litani river turn there will be a �*phrased withdrawal�* of israeli troops from southern lebanon, which they invaded two month ago, in response to almost a year of hezbollah rocket attacks. they will be replaced by the regular lebanese army, alongside an existing un force that is already there, known as unifil. the agreement is not too dissimilar to the deal agreed to end the war in 2006, under the un resolution 1701. any potential violations of the ceasefire will be directed to the united states, who helped broker the deal. speaking to the israeli people in a national address, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his government would approve the deal, and outlined his reasons for doing so. translation: so, why go into a ceasefire now? - there are three main reasons. the first is to focus on the iranian threat, and i will not expand on that. the second reason is to give our forces a breather, and allow them to replenish stocks. it is no secret that there have been big delays in weapons and munit

hezbollah are due to move north of the litani river.move south of the border. now, the lebanese army has accused israel of "multiple "violations", in their words. israel says that its warplanes struck a hezbollah weapons dump containing medium range rockets. but so far — at least in theory — it is holding. no—one is talking about pulling out of the deal, because the penalty for that would just be so big. nobody wants to see a resumption of these massive air strikes on beirut and baalbek and southern lebanon. they want this deal to work, to hold. of course, none of this resolves what's going on in gaza, and really, that is where the push is now, because the humanitarian situation there is atrocious, it's really dire. winter has set in. there's poor conditions pretty much up and down the gaza strip, with massive displacement of people, and there doesn't appear to be a plan in place for how israel is going to hand it over, if at all, to any kind of civilian authority — preferably a palestinian authority, the americans say. but there doesn'

which calls for hezbollah to withdraw from south lebanon off of the israel border north of the litani rivers no longer enough for them in the sense that we have tried this before and has not worked out for us. so what the american negotiators are trying to do with amos hochstein, the presidential envoy is to put in implementation that run parallel to the 1701 resolution also a committee chaired by the united states but also to oversee the monitoring and implementation of that proposal. that is exactly where they run into trouble and where they run into trouble and where the sticking points are. my understanding from sources in beirut and also here in washington, dc is that the iranians who envoy visited three days ago gains the go—ahead to agree to the proposal and acceptance of the proposal and acceptance of the proposal based on 1701, but nothing more than that and that is not enough for netanyahu. because the complicating factor here as you say is that he has said and publicly today he has said and publicly today he has said that he would continue to take out the hezbollah threat whereve

the extent it wanted, in order to get hezbollah out of southern lebanon altogether beyond the litani riveresult, the two sides really in some ways are back to where they were after the 2006 war. because that war lasted 3a days, and then at the end, israel had to accept the united nations security council resolution for ceasefire and this one has been less than two months and they have come ready to the point that probably it's going to be very costly for both sides. the ceasefire cools the fighting, for now at least. but with thousands of civilians killed in lebanon and many more displaced, has israel inadvertently created more support for hezbollah? they have not been defeated. hezbollah is not fully defeated israel claims they have degraded hezbollah which satisfies benjamin netanyahu and the security council people. at the same time, hezbollah has been able to continue to fire rockets and target some of the important bases as well as civilian areas in israel. i mean, firing rockets until the last minute before the ceasefire has come into effect. and so therefore it is not a really total

see hezbollah's fighters moving some 30 kilometres away from the israeli border, north of the litani river. with hezbollah in lebanon. over the next 60 days, israel will withdraw its troops, after invading the country nearly two months ago in response to almost a year of rocket attacks from hezbollah, based in southern lebanon. president biden said the ceasefire is a crucial step towards achieving peace and prosperity in the middle east. the deal would see hezbollah's fighters moving some 30 kilometres away from the israeli border, north of the litani river. israeli troops would then gradually pull out of the country. a un force would remain in the south, and over time there'd be an increased lebanese military in presence too. in a moment, hugo bachega will have the latest from beirut, after a day of intense israeli air strikes ahead of the ceasefire announcement. and lucy williamson reports on the israeli communities now hoping to return to their homes in the border region. but first, sarah smith is live in washington, where president biden hasjust been giving details of the truce, broker

hezbollah fighters will have to, according to the agreement once again, head north of the litani rivermany potential spoilers along the way. the oversight mechanism, how will it that work. if israel, as it has said, reserves the right to respond to hezbollah if it deems that that group, the militant group backed by iran, violated the terms of the ceasefire, had it consult with the committee, or will it go ahead and attack right away? there are many, many potential issues embedded within this ceasefire agreement. for the civilians who suffered so much, this has to be at least a day where they can breathe a sigh of relief, where no bombs are falling actively, though the idf warned civilians do not come close to the pole sixes we are still holding because it is dangerous and might put you and your family in danger. of this is not completely a ceasefire in the sense that the idf is still reserving the right to prohibit the free movement of lebanese civilians in some parts of southern lebanon, jose. >> ambassador, taking a big picture look at this, how significant is this ceasefire? >> well

its forces from southern lebanon, moving some 25 km back from the israeli border, north of the litani riverli troops will gradually withdraw from southern lebanon over a period of 60 days, with the regular lebanese army deploying in their place alongside an existing un force that is already there, known as unifil. the contours of this agreement are not dissimilar to the deal agreed to end the war in 2006 under the un resolution 1701 — though since then, each side has complained that the other has not fully respected their obligations. the israelis are reassured that this time, an international committee will oversee enforcement headed by the united states. here's the us secretary of state antony blinken outlining his thoughts on a potential cease—fire earlier at a meeting of g7 foreign ministers. it will make a big difference in creating the conditions that will allow people to return to their homes safely in northern israel and in southern lebanon. and i also believe that by de—escalating tensions in the region, it can also help us to end the conflict in gaza. in particular, hamas will kno

israeli forces are yet to fully withdraw and it's unclear whether a hezbollah free zone south of the litani riverbserved. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said the ceasefire would allow israel to focus on the threat from iran and on isolating hamas. rebuilding lebanon will be a monumental task, the world bank put the total damage to lebanon at $3.1; billion. lebanon's caretaker prime minister hajib mikati has been reacting to the ceasefire and called on israel to fully commit to the truce. translation: i demand the israeli enemy _ translation: i demand the israeli enemy fully _ translation: i demand the israeli enemy fully abide - translation: i demand the israeli enemy fully abide by l israeli enemy fully abide by the ceasefire deal and withdraw from all the areas and positions it has occupied, with full implementation of resolution 1701. lebanon's caretaker prime minister hajib mikati. the agreement itself announced by the president biden was designed to end almost 14 months of fighting between the two sides. the ceasefire will last for an initial 60 days. israel's prime minister

the israeli military said residents were forbidden to move south of the litani river between 5pm and

of the reasons is, this is not ideological in the north, the territory, this area between the litani river and the border between lebanon and israel, this is not contested on holy land, this is nothing ideological here. but when he comes to the palestinians, whether it is in gaza or the west bank, that puts you in the middle of israeli politics and in the middle of what clues this government together, so the idea that this will be a building block or a stepping- stone, you would have to be a real optimist for saying that, as you say president biden welcomes a cease-fire. the real question is whether donald trump could, i think the answer is, he could but he would have to be willing to put pressure on this is really government and we will see whether he is willing to do that.>> and as you pointed out, we had so many ups and downs and some great moments, peace signings but, this is at least in the current climate and the current context, the best news we have had since october 7th a year ago. except for that one week in thanksgiving exactly one year ago when we did get out some hostages. the

well, i think we can agree that, you know, hezbollah will be north of the litani river and that the lebaneseitary will deploy to the south of lebanon. and we welcome their presence in the region, together with unifil forces. and i think the most challenging part is what will happen if, what will happen if hezbollah will start to infiltrate again the region, or to bring a weapons and ammunition into the villages of southern lebanon. and i think that is the challenge for us. it's very important to make it clear to all the parties that we will not sit idly by. we will not allow hezbollah to regroup and to rebuild their capabilities right on the fence with israel. let's speak to gina abercrombie—winstanley, non—resident senior fellow at the atlantic council. hello and welcome to the programme. so your thoughts at news that we could be close to some form of agreement on the ceasefire deal?— ceasefire deal? thank you. well, it is _ ceasefire deal? thank you. well, it is what _ ceasefire deal? thank you. well, it is what we - ceasefire deal? thank you. well, it is what we have i ceasefire deal? tha

this withdrawal of hezbollah north of the litani river, which is not really a river, just a stream 45eters, 30 miles north of the israeli border, they still maintain a formidable arsenal of long-range missiles. and they could still get arms via syria or from iran via syria. so how is this in any way changing the security equation in lebanon? it does not, which is why i hate to sound pessimistic because a ceasefire is a cause for celebration, but i can't see this holding up more than two, three months at the most. >> so, netanyahu did say today, he did make remarks about people returning back to their homes in the north. is this not a deal that would let people go home, or would it let people go home in 60 days? help me understand that. >> well, you know, people will have to make their own choices. and i don't think they are going to listen to mr. netanyahu and they are not going to go home. they will -- i mean, some will trickle back home, yes, because they have no choice and home is home, an they have farms and crops and businesses that they need to maintain. but all of that being sa

if hezbollah withdraws north of the litani river which there was a u.n.olution 1701 requiring that and at lebanese government and army actually enforce that, which the u.s. can make them do. we pay them a lot of money, so if we use that money as leverage and force them to stay up there. then israel gets those 100,000 plus people returning home. that's great. then they can go ahead. and as i mentioned. finish the war against hamas and then start figuring out what the end game is with iran. ideally, the people of iran decide they need a better government and go ahead and remove the mullahs themselves then everyone can go ahead and breathe a little easier. >> brian: jim, not a good time to be the grand ayatollah. maximum pressure about to come back. radar has been destroyed. nuclear program has been damaged. and they are out of two big body guards, hamas and hezbollah are flat on their backs. not a good time for -- that iranian government. >> you are giving me all that joyous vibe there, brian, i like the way that sounds grand ayatollah and the rest of the l

hezbollah has to move north of the litani river, 20 miles from the border, and, of course, israel haslf from southern lebanon where it's been. i think there's a host of issues going on. certainly, for the israelis it's war weariness, quite frankly, you know? they've got the fight going in gaza, they've been attacked twice by iran directly, they have the houthis causing problems and, of course, they're getting problems out of syria. and so what they've done here recently over the last, you know, 14 months, the israelis, is they've can diminished the leadership of hezbollah which, of course, is hurting iran's proxy war against israel. they've diminished significantly their arsenals of drones and rockets and missiles. and, of course, the infrastructure which are mostly underground tunnels that are all south of the litani that are facing israel. there are a host of issues going on here. i don't expect it to last all that long into the future at least at an intense level because then israelis are tired of this. but they've got to to defend es. jackie: absolutely. they're fighting on multip

for monitoring and making sure that hezbollah doesn't build the same infrastructure south of the litani rivero much by un security council 1701 from 2006 to make sure hezbollah doesn't five years from now do the same thing that it has done after october the 7th last year. and how is this connected to hamas and gaza. hezbollah did attack israel in the first place in support of palestinians in gaza. well, israel and hezbollah have been fighting each other for a0 years, but in different cycles of conflict, and a majority of that conflict was kind of like with a run in the shadow. sometimes, it would spill out into the open like the conflict into the open like the conflict in 2006 and certainly in the aftermath of october the 7th —— kind of like with iran in the shadows. hezbollah became more aggressive with israel after october the 7th because of the israeli response to the hamas tax and that conflict between hezbollah and israel has been linked to the fight between israel and hamas. so if there is a ceasefire now, whether it is a ceasefire now, whether it is 60 days or something more enduring,

from southern lebanon, moving around 30 kilometres back from the israeli border, north of the litani river turn there will be a �*phrased withdrawal�* of israeli troops from southern lebanon, which they invaded two month ago, in response to almost a year of hezbollah rocket attacks. they will be replaced by the regular lebanese army, alongside the existing un force that is already there, known as unifil, to monitor the agreement. the deal echoes the one agreed to end the war in 2006, under un resolution 1701. any potential violations of the ceasefire will be directed to the united states, who helped broker the deal. these are live pictures from the lebanese prime minister. we are getting a sense of what he is saying. he said this ceasefire was a fundamental step towards restoring stability in the region. he has been thanking france and us for their involvement in trying to get a ceasefire deal. also reinforcing his government's commitment to strengthen dlp albion lebanon. speaking to the israeli people in a national address, prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his government would appro

hezbollah would withdraw as well north of thely litani river. by all accounts, it's a weaker military entity than hezbollah is. so it's going to be interesting to see how this deal is implemented on the ground in case there are violations from hezbollah or in case hezbollah believes that the israeli military is violate the terms of the agreement. i spoke to a high-level intelligence official who was briefed on the terms of the deal, and emphasized that it is a two-phase deal and that there is that first 60-day period during which all the troops would kind of reorganization nays along agreed-upon lines and after that it would continue to be, hopefully, a permanent ceasefire. the northern communities, the displaced israel of the northern communities would be able to return home, and the some million or so displaced from southern lebanon would be able to return home. i'm in touch with people inside of beirut right now who are telling me that the israeli military bombing have intensified. that's not unusual before the announcement of a ceasefire dea

and the other one is to make sure hezbollah doesn't go south of the litani river. >> reporter: or thee miles north of the border, and that is where hezbollah forces would need to retreat to at least until there, there would be a buffer zone along the border that would be enforced by the lebanese army, and israeli forces would need to retreat and leave lebanon. this would be a 600-day cease fiver -- 60-day piece psi -- ceasefire. what we know at this point is that the cabinet has reviewed this new proposal. i reached out to the president's office to see if there's any confirmation just yet on whether or not this is moving forward, but if it does, the expectation is that the ceasefire would begin tomorrow morning. back to you. taylor: wow. important sufficient. alex hogan, thank you so much. >>> meanwhile in other breaking news, car stocks plummeting after president-elect trump threatened 25% tariffs on products coming into the country from canada and mexico with an additional 10% on chinese products. you have ford, stellantis, gm honda, toyota all lower on session. meanwhile, mazda, th

or beneath the litani river in southern lebanon should be the lebanese army and un peacekeepinguld mean a removal of any hezbollah militants in this area. that is something that israel has been pushing for. whether we see an agreement that remains to be seen now, i mentioned at the top that israel is pushing deeper into lebanon. >> what more has israel said? >> that's right. we've been hearing more details about this expansion of lebanon, of israel's military operation in southern lebanon. we previously heard from israeli defense officials saying that they would plan to continue to move deeper. we've certainly seen that with the targeting of parts further, deeper into parts of southern lebanon, including in the area of the village of shama, where we've seen a shrine to saint lebanese forces. it's our understanding that the israeli forces, rather were pushed back following hezbollah fire, and we are continuing to see hezbollah rocket fire targeting israeli territory but again, no clear details as to how far the israeli forces plan to expand their operation into southern lebanon.

would see israeli troops withdraw from lebanon and hezbollah pushed all the way back north of the litani river, with the lebanese troops and u.n. peacekeepers patrolling that area. >>>>i think for us, it's important what will happen after that. the hezbollah will not be allowed to come back to the fence >ryan>there are more than 1.2 million people displaced in lebanon more than 60,000in northern israel, all waiting to go home again. breaking news a cease fire deal with between israel and hezbollah is expected to halt the war in lebanon. within hours. we're also waiting to hear from president biden. expect to reach the white house and hear from him and speak any moment from now. here at home to our first alert weather right now, rain continuing to come down this morning and downtown san francisco. it was messy getting around market street. and if you're headed to the sierra, here's a look at the conditions along i-80. meteorologist jessica burch joins me now with our forecast and travel forecast. jess. >jessica>yeah, those rainy skies are definitely sticking around for us for just a little bit

trying to do in this deal is to push them north, well north of the border, 30km north beyond the river litanid have a framework in place that has a strong enough force policed by a number of countries in southern lebanon that stops hezbollah from coming back. so i think it's likely the deal is going to pass. it's clearly what mr netanyahu, the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu here, wants to happen. the lebanese government said that it's in favour of it. remember, this is a deal between lebanon and israel, not between israel and hezbollah. but it's only going to work if hezbollah find it acceptable. they already have been putting out messages that this is a victory, that they have held off the forces of israel because israeli ground forces haven't gone very far into lebanon. they've gone just a short distance from the border, blown up a lot of villages, they say, have been storing weapons for hezbollah, but they're not very far into it. it's not like the occupation that they had for 18 years in the last century. let's speak to dr hellyer, the senior associate fellow at the royal united servi

its first airstrike since the cease-fire came into effect this afternoon in an area north of the litani riverr viewers may know, the area south of the river is primarily a topic of the un security council resolution and the cease-fire negotiations. these strikes are concerning here in lebanon. the lebanese army has protested them and said theyre a violation of the cease-fire agreement. two journalists have also been fired upon by israeli forces. as far as we undstand. so there are indications that israel is acting upon s claim that it will continue to act unilaterally inside lebanon whenever it perceives there is a threat from hezbollah. helena: turning to us really, which will become the world to ban social media for under 16's. it is one of the toughest crackdowns on the likes tiktok, instagram, and facebook. the new law forces tech giants to stop minors from logging into their platforms or face fines of up to 5.5 million australian dollars, about 32 million u.s. dollars if they do not comply. the band will not take effect for at least a year. australia's prime minister says the legislation

which followed the 2006 lebanon war with israel where hezbollah was meant to stay north of the litani river, it built up a task force, dug tunnels and caves, stored the rockets and attacked as you heard the from october the 8th onwards. —— but it didn't, —- but it didn't, it —— but it didn't, it built up its arsenals. there was a poll carried out in a few hours ago on this first day of the ceasefire, this is an israeli poll which roughly split down the middle of of those asked, "are you in favour of the ceasefire," a third said they were not sure, roughly a third said we approve, roughly a third said we don't approve. the government is putting it forward as not exactly a victory but, yeah, i think mr netanyahu used the word victory yesterday, but they feel this is a success, they say the hezbollah of today is very different to the organisation that first attacked them on october the 8th last year and they have got rid of its leader, hassan nasrallah, destroyed a lot of its weapon stocks, eliminated many of its senior members and so on. but nevertheless i think the population of northern gal

will withdraw from lebanon, and in return hezbollah will retreat all the way back north of the litani river with lebanese troops and u.n. forces keeping the peace. in the final hours before the cease-fire takes hold, israel has tried to inflict maximum punishment, striking across lebanon. and in northern israel, sirens sounded as hezbollah launched multiple rocket attacks, most were intercepted. the two sides have been trading fire for over a year, but it escalated into an all-out war over two months ago. first the exploding pager attacks in lebanon which killed dozens and wounded more than 3,000 people. then israel's relentless bombing campaign and the assassination of hezbollah's leader as well as other senior commanders. nearly 120 people have been killed in israel. in lebanon the death toll is far higher, close to 4,000 lives have been lost. for those caught up in this conflict, a cease-fire cannot come soon enough. debora patta, cbs news, east jerusalem. >>> president-elect donald trump has filled out his economic team with two veterans of his first administration. trump announced he's

the presence of the lebanese army and un peacekeepers in this crucial southern area below the litani river, meaning no so it remains to be seen whether hezbollah agrees to this deal. we've been hearing from sources saying that we could expect an official response as early as monday night, but it's important to underscore that, as these discussions are ongoing, we have only seen an intensification of the israeli military's bombardment of beirut. and as you mentioned, an expansion of that ground incursion by the israeli military in southern lebanon. and just today we've seen yet more airstrikes at this time, not only targeting the southern suburbs that are known to be hezbollah stronghold in southern beirut, but also in beirut proper, more centrally, as well, in ras al-naba, a real concerning development there so far preliminary assessment by the lebanese health ministry says at least one person has been killed and two others injured. it appears to have been targeting the headquarters of the pro-hezbollah baath party. but again, we are still waiting for more details around that dramatic deve

their supply of rockets and missiles, and they've pushed them back, uh, you know, north of the litani river. so at this point in time, the framework as was discussed, is can they return to a 2006 un resolution 1701 that would create that demilitarized zone, if you will, between the litani river, which is about 18 miles north of the israel-lebanon border, keep it free from hezbollah, allow a combination of lebanese armed forces and un peacekeepers in there to kind of to kind of keep that ground safe. and the question is, what rights does israel have if hezbollah once again breaks the agreement and returns and tries to attack? um, um northern israel? so i think that's all on the table. we'll see what happens here in the coming days if they can reach some type of agreement along those lines. >> i'm wondering, just from a 30,000 foot level, if you are israel or if you are hezbollah, or if you are, uh ukraine, or if you are russia in that conflict, what incentive do you think there is to do anything in the next 60 days, or whether you would just bide your time to see what the next administration

uh you know, north of the litani river. so at this point in time, the framework as was discussed, is can they return to a 2006 un resolution 1701 that would create that demilitarized zone, if you will, between the litani river, which is about 18 miles north of the israel-lebanon border. keep it free from hezbollah, allow a combination of lebanese armed forces and un peacekeepers in there to kind of to kind of keep that ground safe. and the question is, what rights does israel have if hezbollah once again breaks the agreement and returns and tries to attack? um, um northern israel? so i think that's all on the table. we'll see what happens here in the coming days if they can reach some type of agreement along those lines my thanks to secretary mark esper for his insight up ahead. >> eric and lyle menendez will get another day in court tomorrow as they fight for freedom nearly 30 years after their murder convictions. you're in the cnn newsroom >> listen, wherever you get your podcasts. >> quince has been my best kept secret.

during which time hezbollah is going to be responsible for withdrawing its forces north of the litani river. >> some 20 miles north of the israeli-lebanon border. israel during that time will also withdraw its ground forces, which have been in some of the southernmost villages inside of lebanon across the border back into israeli territory. and then the lebanese military will move into that area where it will oversee some of this agreement. there is also expected to be an international u. s. led monitoring committee, which will monitor any ceasefire violations by both sides with the israeli prime minister has really been seeking to emphasize is that israel will have the freedom to carry out any strikes against hezbollah, should it deem that hezbollah has violated terms of this agreement and sought to return to some of these areas to pose threats to those northern israeli communities? that's not actually in the agreement but there is a side letter. according to israeli officials between the united states and israel, in which israel has received, according to these officials guarantees from t

nighttime curfew for south lebanon on day of the cease-fire2 with hezbollah, and travel south of the litani river while those there should remain put. joining us to discuss his dennis ross, former middle east advisor to president obama and author of "the missing piece." thank you for being with us. can we start with lebanon? under the terms of this agreement, if hezbollah looks to be preparing an attack in israel has this side letter agreeing it can take military action, we are seeing they were enforcing the cease-fire according to their interpretation, how long can a cease-fire hold if that is the way it is going to work? dennis: i'm not entirely sure that is exactly what we are seeing right now. what is very clear is that hezbollah is not supposed to be sending anybody back down into the south. i think the israelis are acting that if they violate right now, we will respond. now, you're right that there probably is some understandings with the united states, but i think those understandings were a function of something that has not yet been set up. according to the agreement, there is supposed t

israel has now announced an overnight curfew forbidding lebanese people from crossing south of the litani rivere to the border. israel warned that its troops are still there and that it's too soon for residents to return. meanwhile, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the ceasefire will allow israel to focus on the threat from iran and also on further isolating hamas. as for lebanon, rebuilding it will be a monumental task, the world bank has put the total damage to lebanon at $3.1; billion dollars. our first report is from our correspondent hugo bachega, who's been travelling from beirut to tyre in southern lebanon with those making their way home. early in the morning, they grabbed what they could and headed south. forced to flee because of the war, they didn't wait to see if the ceasefire would hold. they were already driving back home. for many here, it was a moment of celebration. this is the main road between beirut and the south of the country. and for hours, thousands of people have been trying to go back to their homes. they say they haven't been defeated in this war and

and if they push hezbollah back to above the litani river, they believe that that will at least give them the breathing space that they need in order to make that region of northern israel one that they can consider safe and relatively secure. >> and just to be clear, hezbollah, negotiating here at a position of weakness, correct yeah absolutely. >> and that's that's really part of the israeli effort they've been able to make this make hezbollah very much weakened force. and it also means, because hezbollah is a proxy of the iranians, that iran's position against israel is also a much more weakened position than it was just a few months ago. >> yeah. talk to us a little bit more about that. if there is a some kind of a cease fire deal between israel and hezbollah, which again operates inside lebanon what would that mean for the region and what would it mean? or could it mean for israel's continued war against hamas in gaza yes. >> so as far as the region is concerned, just before the october 7th attacks on from hamas against israel, from gaza and those there were efforts between isra

. >> and cedric earlier today, israeli soldiers reached the litani river in southern lebanon, and the cease fire deal stipulates a greater role for the lebanese army below the river. tell us what's significant about that so that's the litani river boundary is based on un resolution 1703. >> and that was done in 2006. and it was never really implemented to the extent that it should have been, in essence, creating a buffer zone for northern israel. and allows the israelis to bring the citizens that live in northern israel back into their into their their residences, into the villages that they inhabit. so this key significance is that they get this zone and the lebanese army, which has had difficulty controlling hezbollah, to say the least, as a role in of augmenting the un forces that are already stationed in southern lebanon. if the lebanese army can do that successfully, that will help the israelis help them secure that northern area. but there's a risk involved here. the lebanese army is not at the same standard as the idf and it is also basically at the behest of hezbollah and othe

israeli forces are yet to fully withdraw and it's unclear whether a hezbollah—free zone south of the litani rivere minister benjamin netanyahu has said the ceasefire would allow israel to focus on the threat from iran and on isolating hamas. rebuilding lebanon will be a monumental task — the world bank put the total damage to lebanon at $3.1; billion. to get a sense of what the humanitarian situation is like, let's speak to sana basim from islamic relief lebanon. she joins us from beirut. sana basim, thank you very much forjoining us on the programme today. tell us what it has been like on the ground today as you have been out and about in the capital? have been out and about in the caital? ., ~ have been out and about in the caital? ., <' ,, have been out and about in the caital? ., ~ i. ., ., capital? thank you for having me. capital? thank you for having me- yes. _ capital? thank you for having me. yes, from _ capital? thank you for having me. yes, from the _ capital? thank you for having | me. yes, from the frightening night of yesterday, today was a day for peace and celebration and from the

any travel south of the litani river is banned, while those who are there should remain put.and villages near the border, as a warning to those trying to return before permission was given. a prominent hezbollah mp called it a violation of the ceasefire. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega is in southern lebanon and told us more about what people are returning home to. a lot of people are seeing the destruction caused by these air strikes for the first time. so i'm here in tyre, which is the largest city in the south of the country, and let me show you the scene here, because this building has been heavily damaged, perhaps beyond repair. and there's a lot of destruction here. there's a banner that's been set up by hezbollah here saying "made in usa". so obviously, the message here is that the bombs and the missiles that have been used in lebanon were made in the us. and i remember coming to tyre before the conflict. this was, you know, a vibrant part of the city, and now it is heavily destroyed. now, the ceasefire is holding, but not far from here, israeli troops are still inside

hezbollah set to retreat north of the litani river if hezbollah tries to attack us. if it arms itself, if it rebuilds infrastructure next to the borders, we will attack them. reporter a fragile peace to israel's north, while to the south, the fighting in gaza against hamas rages on. families of israeli and american hostages still held captive in gaza are calling the cease fire, with hezbollah a close ally of hamas. a missed opportunity to bring the hostages home. we again, on the eve of thanksgiving, will need to see an empty chair at our dinner table with a missing family member. the biden administration sees an opening for a gaza truce, launching a new push with regional partners. we believe that now that we have a cease fire in lebanon, the pressure will only grow on hamas to reach a deal. significant hurdles remain. hamas has so far insisted on a definitive end to the war in order to release hostages. a step too far for israeli leadership, though cautious hopes for peace are growing. president biden posted on social media today that the u.s. would be working with

it israeli troops withdraw from lebanon and hezbollah pushed all the way back here north of the litani riverse troops and u.n. peacekeepers patrolling the area. >> i think for us it's important what would happen after, that hezbollah would not be allowed to come back to the fence. >> reporter: after more than a year, everyone wants this war to end. there are more than 1.2 million people displaced in lebanon, and over 60,000 here in northern israel. they are all waiting to go home. and today the white house said that it has been actively involved in trying to get this deal done, but caution, nancy, nothing is negotiated until everything is negotiated. >> nancy: debora patta and tel aviv, thank you. with thanksgiving just days away, how you can make sure your turkey day feast is safe to eat. that is next. ♪ ♪ undo it with pepto fast melts. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪ ♪ upset stomach, diarrhea. ♪ when you overdo it... ...undo it with pepto bismol. before taking breztri for my copd, i had bad days. days ruined by flare-ups [cough] that could permanently damage my lungs. the

during which israeli troops will withdraw from lebanon, and hezbollah will go back to north of the litani riverth u.n. forces keeping the peace. in the final hours before the cease-fire takes hold, israel has tried to inflict maximum punishment striking across lebanon. and in northern israel, siren sounded as hezbolah launched multiple rocket attacks, most were intercepted. the two sides have been trading fire for over a year, but it escalated into an all-out war over two months ago. first the exploding pager attacks in lebanon, which killed dozens and wounded more than 3,000 people. then israel's relentless bombing campaign and the assassination hezbollah's leader hassan nasrallah as well as other senior commanders. nearly 120 people have been killed in israel. in lebanon, the death toll is far higher. close to 4,000 lives have been lost. of those caught up in this conflict, a cease-fire cannot come soon enough. and tonight, nancy, israel is still ordering people to evacuate certain neighborhoods inside lebanon, warning more strikes are to come. this with just a few hours to go before that cea