After nearly fourteen months of war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah enters into effect

After nearly fourteen months of war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah enters into effect. The thirteen-point agreement between Israel and Lebanon (representing Hezbollah) calls for the evacuation, within 60 days of Israeli troops from Lebanon and of Hezbollah terrorists from southern Lebanon (south of Lebanon’s Litani River, eighteen miles from the Israeli border). In Hezbollah’s place, 10,000 Lebanese soldiers will deploy in “the Southern Litani Area.” Compliance will be monitored by a body called the “Military Technical Committee for Lebanon” consisting of UNIFIL, Israel, Lebanon, the U.S. and France. Supplementing the agreement is a so-called “side letter” from the U.S. to Israel that affirms Israel’s right to use force in the event of violations.