Israeli security cabinet approves cease-fire agreement with Lebanon

By Anadolu staff

JERUSALEM (AA) - Israel’s security cabinet approved a cease-fire agreement with Lebanon late Tuesday.

US President Joe Biden confirmed that both Israel and Lebanon agreed to the deal, which will take effect at 4 a.m. local time (0200GMT) Wednesday.

“The Security Cabinet, this evening, in a 10-1 vote, approved the US proposal for a cease-fire arrangement in Lebanon,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.

“Israel appreciates the US contribution to the process and maintains its right to act against any threat to its security,” the statement added.

Under the cease-fire deal, Biden told the press, fighting between Israeli forces and the Lebanese Hezbollah group across the Lebanese-Israeli border early Wednesday, according to Israel’s Army Radio.