Israel Tells US to Pressure Lebanon or Risk Ceasefire Collapse

Israel has demanded that the United States pressure Lebanon to act against Hezbollah in areas outside the IDF’s Forward Defense Line, Israeli public broadcaster KAN News reported on Saturday night, April 25, citing several Israeli security officials. “The reality on the ground is complicated,” the sources said, noting that without US political pressure, the ceasefire deal could easily collapse. It remains unclear whether the US plans to act on Israel’s request.

The ceasefire, which began on April 16, was originally meant to last for 10 days before being extended for an additional three weeks. Since its announcement, Hezbollah has violated the agreement several times, launching projectiles and drones toward Israel’s northern communities and IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon. The escalating attacks have increased pressure on the Israeli government to respond more forcefully and to insist on greater enforcement from Beirut.

In response to the ongoing violations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday afternoon, April 25, ordered the IDF to “vigorously” attack Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The repeated violations have raised serious questions about whether the truce can hold without more direct US engagement, particularly given Hezbollah’s continued use of drones and rockets against IDF positions inside the Israeli-declared security zone.

(JPost/VFI News)

“He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.” – Psalm 46:9