Lebanese Foreign Minister Reveals Secret 21-Day Ceasefire Agreement Between Beirut and Tel Aviv – Israel Had Already Planned to “Neutralize” Hezbollah.
In a surprising revelation during an interview on Christiane Amanpour’s show last Tuesday, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib disclosed that the Lebanese government had agreed to a 21-day ceasefire with Israel. This agreement, which Hezbollah—acting as a governing partner—also signed, was reportedly backed by the U.S. and France, ensuring Israel’s acceptance of the truce.
However, just 24 hours later, Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was buried under the rubble of his underground bunker in southern Beirut after a targeted triple airstrike by Israeli warplanes using specialized bunker-busting bombs.
Israel has remained silent on these revelations, and it appears that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had made the calculated decision to not only cripple Hezbollah but also to eliminate its leadership. This plan was part of a larger strategy to weaken the Shiite organization before launching a ground invasion into Lebanon to “cleanse” the region, a long-standing objective for Israel since the 2006 conflict.
If the Lebanese foreign minister’s account is accurate, it exposes not only Israel’s tactical cunning but also Lebanon’s political and diplomatic failure. Despite signs of Israel’s aggression, including its large-scale bombardment of Hamas, Lebanese leadership seemingly believed that Israel would refrain from further escalation. This miscalculation, if true, contributed to the current intensification of conflict.
Lebanon has been in a state of deep social and economic crisis since 2016. Hezbollah capitalized on this instability, managing to evade political control and position itself as the country’s only viable government alternative. Political disunity, including the inability to elect a president for years, has plagued the nation. Nevertheless, the primary duty of Lebanon’s politicians is to protect their citizens, a responsibility in which they have utterly failed.
Hezbollah’s decision to launch rockets toward northern Israel starting on October 8th was a catastrophic mistake. Instead of securing victory, it only invited the war back into Lebanon’s own backyard.
