Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, starting Wednesday morning-Xinhua

Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, starting Wednesday morning

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-11-27 05:34:45

JERUSALEM, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Israel's security cabinet approved a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah on Tuesday night, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.

Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported that the ceasefire was expected to take effect on Wednesday at 4 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) in Israel and Lebanon.

The security cabinet approved the ceasefire by a majority of ten votes to one, with far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir casting the sole dissenting vote.