First step: The Hindu Editorial on the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
When Hezbollah decided to start firing rockets into Israel in October 2023 after the Israel-Hamas war broke out, “in solidarity with the Palestinians”, the then chief of the Shia militant group, Hassan Nasrallah, said he would cease fire only if Israel ceased fire in Gaza. When Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to send ground troops into Lebanon on October 1, 2024 — Israel’s fourth invasion — he said the main objective was for the over 50,000 residents of northern Israel, displaced by Hezbollah rockets, to return to their homes. In less than two months, Hezbollah and Israel have climbed down from their maximalist positions and agreed to a U.S. and France-mediated ceasefire. According to the agreement, all Israeli troops would withdraw from Lebanon to the Israeli side of the ...