US brokers Israel-Hezbollah truce despite Israeli official's demand that 'all of Lebanon' burn

US brokers Israel-Hezbollah truce despite Israeli official’s demand that ‘all of Lebanon’ burn


President Donald Trump signed the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding on Wednesday evening, immediately opening the Strait of Hormuz to the free flow of oil and setting the stage for a final peace deal with Tehran.

While the markets responded positively, there was a great deal of consternation both in the U.S. and in Israel about the terms of the deal, particularly the provisions requiring money for Iran’s reconstruction and the “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”

‘For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep.’

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The fragile peace has been undermined by more than just criticism on the sidelines.

Disregarding the demands for a cessation of hostilities, Hezbollah and Israel engaged in a brutal exchange on Thursday and

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