00:00U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday,
00:06which has now come into effect to bring a temporary moment of respite after weeks of ongoing Israeli strikes.
00:13And though the Iran-backed Hezbollah, whom Israeli forces are fighting, are not party to the deal,
00:20Trump says they will abide by its terms.
00:22I think they will. I think it's going to be, actually it's very exciting because it's 48 years.
00:28We're going to be meeting with Bibi Netanyahu, as you know, and the president of Lebanon.
00:35And I had a great talk with both of them today.
00:37They're going to be having a ceasefire, and that will include Hezbollah.
00:43News of the truce was well-received in Lebanon, with people firing tracer rounds in celebration,
00:49and also by the international community.
00:51We welcome steps that would end hostilities and suffering on both sides of the blue line.
00:57The United Nations, through our political and peacekeeping missions, remains ready to support these efforts
01:03and continues to urge the full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701.
01:10And that full implementation is towards a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution to the conflict.
01:16Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the opportunity for peace with Lebanon,
01:21but stressed that Israeli troops will not withdraw from their occupied so-called security zone.
01:46Israel says it also reserves the right to attack at any time to respond to any threat it perceives,
01:52even preemptively.
01:54The Lebanese health ministry says Israeli strikes since the beginning of the war in Iran
01:58have killed at least 1,200 people, injured thousands, and displaced roughly 1.2 million.
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