Ceasefire: Israel Gets a Battering

Israel’s Channel 12 revealed that the war with Hezbollah has resulted in the deaths of 124 Israelis, 79 soldiers of whom, since the escalation of the war last September.

Israeli army radio reported that sirens sounded 22,715 times in Israel as a result of Hezbollah attacks, including 16,198 warnings due to missile strikes and 6,517 warnings due to drones.

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper also reported that data from the property tax indicates that more than 9,000 buildings and 7,000 vehicles were completely destroyed in northern Israel due to Hezbollah fire.

The Israeli government has so far paid 140 million shekels ($38.4 million) in compensation for damages, amid expectations that the number will increase due to ongoing evacuations and unreported injuries.

A poll conducted by Israel’s Channel 13 showed that 61% of Israelis believe that their country has not defeated Hezbollah, while 66% of them expressed their support for ending the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip in order to reach a prisoner exchange deal.

The ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel went into effect at dawn on Wednesday, thus ending more than 13 months of military confrontations across the border and two months of open war between the two sides according to the Palestine Information Center.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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“The temporary leadership council announced yesterday that there will be no more attacks on neighboring countries and no missile launches unless attacks originate from those countries against Iran,” Masoud Pezeshkian said in a televised address to the Iranian people.

He also apologized to neighboring countries amid rising regional tensions, saying Iran has “no intention of invading other countries.”

Pezeshkian also dismissed expectations that Iran would surrender unconditionally, saying that those who nurse such hopes “will take their dreams to the grave.”

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Tehran says the attacks came in response to a US-Israeli military campaign against Iran that has killed hundreds of people, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and top military officials. Anadolu

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