BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, April 16 (Xinhua) -- A Hezbollah lawmaker said Thursday that the group will monitor Israel's "practical and effective" commitment to halting all hostile actions against Lebanon, following what he described as an Iran-mediated comprehensive ceasefire.
His remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Lebanon and Israel had reached a 10-day ceasefire agreement.
"We call on our people to wait for the actual implementation of the ceasefire, as we are accustomed to Israel reneging on its commitments," Hassan Fadlallah, the lawmaker, told Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen.
Fadlallah said that Iran's envoy to Lebanon Mohammad Reza Sheibani informed them earlier in the day that Iranian efforts had secured a comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon.
He added that the situation had returned to the original agreement reached in Islamabad, placing the Lebanese file "on the right track."
Hezbollah sources, quoted by local Al Jadeed TV, said that any proposed ceasefire must include a comprehensive halt to Israeli attacks across all Lebanese territory and must not grant Israel any freedom of movement.
The sources added that the continued Israeli occupation of Lebanese territories grants Lebanon and its people the right to resist.
According to multiple Israeli media outlets, including state-owned Kan TV News and Channel 12 News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the security cabinet by phone to inform them of his acceptance of Trump's ceasefire request.
He told cabinet ministers that the Israeli army would remain in its current positions in southern Lebanon, which Israel defines as a security zone, and that the ceasefire conditions would allow Israeli forces to operate if it detected threats.
Earlier on Thursday, Trump posted on social media that the ceasefire is set to take effect at 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (2100 GMT) on Thursday.
He added that he will invite Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Netanyahu to the White House "for the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983," expressing belief that peace will be achieved between the two countries. ■
