Israel peace deal greeted with skepticism, fear in Lebanon
Key takeaways
- Even Lebanese locals who don't like Hezbollah, the local group fighting Israel, are deeply concerned about the deal their government has made with the neighboring country.
- And since March, Israeli attacks have killed over 4,000 Lebanese and injured over 12,000.
- To stop the violence, the US has overseen five rounds of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Even Lebanese locals who don't like Hezbollah, the local group fighting Israel, are deeply concerned about the deal their government has made with the neighboring country.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GKq FUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Friday's framework deal as 'the beginning of the beginning'Image: Rod Lamkey/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Despite it being heralded as "the beginning of the beginning" of peace between Israel and Lebanon by the US' top diplomat Marco Rubio, the framework that's meant to end hostilities has been greeted with much skepticism.
Fighting between Lebanese group Hezbollah and neighboring Israel has displaced over a million people in Lebanon as the Israeli military has taken over a so-called "security buffer zone." Irael says it wants to protect its own citizens living near the border in northern Israel from Hezbollah attacks.