the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah was widely welcomed internationally and in the Arab world, as it was considered an possibility to achieve stability in the region and an critically important step towards a ceasefire in Gaza.
US secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin considered the agreement a “historic day,” adding that tens of thousands of civilians in Lebanon and Israel will be able to return to their homes.
French President Emmanuel Macron considered, “The ceasefire agreement is an opportunity to achieve stability in Lebanon, and it must open the way for a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza.”
British Prime minister Keir Starmer saeid today, “The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah will provide a measure of relief to the civilian population.”
he added: “We must see progress immediately towards reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and the lifting of restrictions on much-needed humanitarian aid.”
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also welcomed the agreement, stressing “Tehran’s firm support for the government, people and resistance of Lebanon.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said in a statement: “We welcome the end of the Zionist regime’s aggression against Lebanon, and we affirm the Islamic Republic of Iran’s steadfast support for the government, it’s people, and its resistance.”
Baqaei pointed to “the necessity of immediately stopping the war on Gaza and Lebanon,” and stressed “our country’s extensive diplomatic movements to achieve this goal during the past 14 months.”
He stressed that “the war and crimes of the Zionist aggression, fully supported by the United States and some European governments, resulted in the martyrdom of 60,000 innocent people, the wounding of 120,000 people, and the displacement of more than 3.5 million people from the oppressed people of Palestine and Lebanon. There has been widespread destruction of vital infrastructure in gaza Strip and Lebanon.”
“The United Nations also welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, and saw that it required “a lot of work,” and European Union leaders welcomed the agreement, as well as the Canadian Prime Minister’s office.”
Germany welcomed the agreement and said, “The agreement on a ceasefire in lebanon is a glimmer of hope for the entire region.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the entry into force of the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon. Erdogan said during his speech at the parliamentary bloc meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party: “We welcome the ceasefire that began in Lebanon. We are happy with it, and we expect all “The parties, especially Israel, are fulfilling their responsibilities to the letter with regard to maintaining calm on the ground.”
He added: “We appreciate all the efforts that led to agreeing to start a ceasefire in Lebanon. We, as Turkey, are ready to make efforts and whatever is necessary to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, and we believe that a ceasefire must take place in Gaza as well.”
The Turkish President continued: “We are facing a historic obligation,and the wars in our region are operating in a continuous spiral. The world is on the verge of major and radical changes. We aim to achieve peace and justice in all parts of the world, and Türkiye plays an important role in this region in order to achieve these goals.”
Qatar also welcomed “the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, expressing its hope that it will lead to a similar agreement to stop the war on the Gaza Strip and the Israeli attacks on the West Bank.”
The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed in an official statement, “Qatar’s aspiration for all parties to adhere to the agreement, to immediately stop military operations, and to fully implement Security Council Resolution No. 1701, and for this agreement to pave the way for a more comprehensive consensus that achieves lasting peace and complete stability in the region.”
The Ministry reiterated “Qatar’s firm position towards lebanon, its unity and territorial integrity, and its constant standing by its brotherly people.”
The Houthi “Ansar Allah” movement also commented on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, stressing that “the Islamic resistance in Lebanon has only increased its roots, strength and solidity with its great sacrifices.”
The official spokesman for the “Ansar Allah” movement, muhammad Abdel Salam, said in a tweet on his official account on the “X” website: “We salute the great steadfastness of Hezbollah and the dear Lebanese people in the face of the brutal Israeli aggression, and thanks to this steadfastness and the cohesion of the people, the army and the resistance, Lebanon was able to achieve victory.” “We will repel this aggression and thwart its malicious goals.”
he added, “The Islamic resistance in Lebanon has only increased its roots, strength, and solidity through its great sacrifices. It has shone through its jihadist operations, which have escalated in quantity and quality until it forced the Zionist enemy and its American sponsor to go toward a ceasefire agreement, in a way that preserves the security, sovereignty, and independence of lebanon.”
Abdel Salam continued, “We trust in the choices of the Islamic resistance in Lebanon and believe that its wise leadership was able to regain the initiative in record time despite the major wounds that befell the body of the resistance, especially after the assassination of the Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.”
He said: “The Israeli enemy would not have yielded and accepted a ceasefire had it not collided with a solid resistance that did not break in the face of the treacherous assassination crimes, and that it is a resistance that has risen more fiercely and is capable of waging a long-term war of attrition, which a weak and fragile entity cannot bear, and that in His weakness and fragility are weaker than a spider’s web, according to the description of the martyr leader, Sayyed Nasrallah.”
He stated, “Hezbollah’s martyrs are martyrs who died on the road to Jerusalem. The party has done well on this difficult path, and has remained steadfast in its support front for Gaza and Palestine despite the shameful and shameful Arab and Islamic failure, except for what is rare.”
Abdel Salam pointed out that “the conflict with the Zionist enemy is an “inevitable” conflict,and wars with it are “rounds in a conflict that will inevitably end with its demise.”
Egypt expressed its “welcome to the entry into force of the ceasefire in Lebanon today, in a step that would contribute to the start of the de-escalation phase in the region.”
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry explained that “this is through the full implementation of Security Council Resolution No. 1701 with all its elements, and enabling the Lebanese army to deploy in southern Lebanon and extend its control over the entire Lebanese territory.”
Egypt reiterated its emphasis on “the extreme importance of respecting Lebanon’s sovereignty and not interfering in its internal affairs, and the necessity of working to complete the rest of the state’s institutions, including the presidential election, without any external dictates, and considering Lebanese national ownership and internal consensus.”
Egypt stressed that “the agreement should and should be a prelude to stopping the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, which has exceeded more than a year, and the necessity of reaching an immediate ceasefire and full access to humanitarian aid without obstacles, in light of the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Strip, as well as stopping the unjustified violations in the West Bank.” “.
Egypt stressed “the extreme importance of stopping the escalation in the region, and that there are no military solutions to the crises in the region, but rather through negotiation and dialog, restoring rights to their owners, and adhering to the principles of international law, international humanitarian law, international legitimacy, and the Charter of the United Nations and its resolutions through a serious political process and within a specific time frame that leads to To establish a Palestinian state on the entire Palestinian national territory and end the occupation.”
In turn, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed, on Wednesday, the declaration of a ceasefire in Lebanon
The ministry added in an official statement, “This agreement is an important step that must be followed by an international effort that contributes to stopping the war on the Gaza Strip and the Israeli attacks in the West Bank.”
The statement affirmed “Jordan’s support for Lebanon, its security, stability, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens, and the necessity of fully implementing Security Council Resolution 1701, supporting the empowerment of Lebanese national institutions, ensuring the reconstruction of what was destroyed by the war, and providing the necessary economic aid to Lebanon.”
The statement stressed “the necessity of stopping the israeli war on Gaza, as it is the first danger towards reducing the escalation that threatens international peace and security, and maintaining the delivery of adequate and sustainable humanitarian aid to all parts of the Strip.”
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed his thanks to US President Joe Biden for “American support for Lebanon and the efforts undertaken by his envoy Amos Hockstein” to reach a ceasefire agreement.
On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Najib Mikati received “a call from US President Joe Biden during which they consulted on the current situation and the ceasefire decision. Mikati thanked Biden for American support for Lebanon and the efforts made by his envoy Amos Hockstein to reach a ceasefire.”
The Lebanese Prime Minister expressed his “welcome to the ceasefire decision in lebanon, which the United States of America and France gratefully contributed to arranging.”
Najib Mikati added: “I reviewed this understanding,which drew a road map for a ceasefire,and he considers it an essential step towards spreading calm and stability in Lebanon and the return of the displaced to their homes and cities.” “It also helps establish regional stability.”
He continued: “As I appreciate the joint efforts of the United States and France to reach this understanding, I reaffirm the government’s commitment to implementing International Resolution 1701, strengthening the army’s presence in the south, and cooperating with the United Nations interim Force in Lebanon. I call on the countries of the world and the relevant international institutions to assume their responsibilities in this regard.”
Mikati continued: “He also demanded that the Israeli enemy fully adhere to the ceasefire decision, withdraw from all the areas and sites it occupies, and fully adhere to Resolution 1701.”