Analyst: 'Israel is in an incredibly precarious situation strategically'

A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday (November 26) after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The accord, clearing the way for an end to a conflict that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war last year, was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities, Biden said. Biden, who gave remarks at the White House shortly after Israel's security cabinet approved the agreement in a 10-1 vote, said he had spoken to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border would end at 4 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), he said. Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over a period of 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there, Biden said.