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Last Updated on November 26, 2024.

Washington – Win Without War Executive Director, Sara Haghdoosti, released the following statement responding to news of a ceasefire between the Israeli government and Hezbollah:

“We welcome today’s announcement of a ceasefire in the conflict between the Israeli government and Hezbollah. This vital diplomatic step will allow tens of thousands of people displaced in Israel and hundreds of thousands displaced in and from Lebanon an opportunity to return to their communities. It also represents a move toward increased peace and stability across the region.

“We call on all parties to respect the ceasefire and seize this opportunity to move toward a durable peace in the region. We are deeply concerned that they will not.

“We are incredibly alarmed by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s televised speech on the ceasefire, in which he explicitly compared this ceasefire to last year’s temporary Thanksgiving ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which, while reuniting some of the hostages with their families and providing a brief respite to people in Gaza, sadly turned out to be merely a prelude to a broader and more deadly war.

“If this ceasefire serves only to allow combatants to regroup and resupply before resuming fighting, there will be no long-term relief for tens of thousands of Israelis pushed from their homes by Hezbollah rocket fire, or over a million Lebanese displaced by Israeli military attacks.

“The Biden administration is right to celebrate this diplomatic success, as should we all. However we cannot ignore how fragile this ceasefire is, and how much work remains to build a durable peace that allows people across the region to live with dignity and thrive without the fear of violence. We once again urge the Biden administration to use every tool at its disposal, including enforcing US law to make that vision a reality.”

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November 26, 2024