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Once they let us return to our village, we will go there, but now we’re going to another village [in] Debeen, where my brother who was fighting for the resistance was killed.”
Shams Fakih, a resident from Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon, told Al Jazeera Victory from God almighty was the ally of the righteous cause,
the statement from the Iran-algned group said It is essential that those who signed the ceasefire commitment respect it in full,
he said in a televised statement during a visit to Lisbon, I received an auspicious sign yesterday, the first ray of hope for peace amid the darkness of the past months, ... It is a moment of great importance, especially for civilians who were paying an enormous price of this spreading conflict.”
The Israelis haven’t withdrawn in full. They’re still on the edge. So we decided to wait until the army announces that we can go in. Then we’ll turn the cars on immediately and go to the village,
Hezbollah operatives who approach our troops, the border area and the villages within the area we have marked will be struck. … We are preparing, getting ready for the possibility that this [ceasefire] approach won’t succeed,
This is a moment of victory, pride and honor for us, the Shiite sect, and for all of Lebanon,
said Hussein Sweidan, a resident returning to the port city of Tyre I think it is still not safe to return to our homes because Hezbollah is still close to us,
said Eliyahu Maman, who was displaced from the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, which was hit hard by the months of fighting They were a nasty and ugly 60 days,
said Mohammed Kaafarani, 59, who was displaced from the Lebanese village of Bidias They control us and we can’t do anything about it. This war killed whoever it killed and now they’re telling us it’s a victory,
said a young man who was returning from neighboring Syria after being displaced from the eastern Bekaa province Even its imperfect implementation in 2006 brought over 16 years of relative peace and stability. Both sides are ready for that."
Resolution 1701 was often criticized, Abercrombie-Winstanley pointed out To get around the issue, media reports had suggested that the US would issue a letter supporting Israel's right to act,
The countries that support [the Israelis] must provide guarantees,
In Syria, we are systematically blocking attempts by Iran, Hezbollah and the Syrian army to transfer weapons to Lebanon,
The Damascus Countryside Governorate begins rehabilitation work on the international road linking the Jdeidet Yabous crossing and the Lebanese border and filling craters left by the Israeli aggression,
As long as there are vehicles carrying weapons or movements by Hezbollah or other pro-Iran factions, Israel will continue to target them, as was the case prior to the war in Lebanon,
Assad must understand that he is playing with fire,
Today begins the thousand-mile road to reconstruct what was destroyed and to continue to strengthen the role of the legitimate institutions, led by the military, who we place great hopes in to enforce authority on the country."
In his televised speech he said Our people have the right to return to their land and towns to live in peace,
In full coordination with the United States, we retain complete military freedom of action.”
Now, ... as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu all but confirmed on Tuesday with his pledge to “strike decisively” in the event that Hezbollah violates the ceasefire