Hezbollah continued firing missiles at Israel on Thursday after several countries proposed a ceasefire to resolve the crisis diplomatically. However, any claims of an impending ceasefire with Hezbollah were immediately rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office,
The proposed ceasefire would last 21 days and take effect immediately “to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement.” The statement, signed by the US, EU, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar did not mention Israel or Hezbollah by name. Critics said it did not take into account Iran’s support for Hezbollah.
It seems those who crafted this newest ceasefire proposal did so while Prime Minister Netanyahu was en route to New York City to deliver his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Maybe they tried to pull a fast one once again and make it look like a surefire deal was on the table. Circulating stories also tell us that there is a 50%-50% chance of Netanyahu’s UN speech taking place. Conflicting stories everywhere. The one thing we do know with certainty is that the residents in the North are under fire and must be returned safely to their homes.