At a complex regional moment in which military escalation overlaps with the negotiation race, a remarkable development emerged from Tel Aviv, as Israeli Channel 12 reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had directed the Israeli army to stop its operations in Lebanon.
This development comes with the escalation of tension against the backdrop of the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters’ announcement of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic, in response to what it described as the United States’ violation of the memorandum of understanding and the continuation of the Israeli aggression in southern Lebanon.
This also coincides with American indications of the continuation of the negotiating track with Iran, after US Vice President J.D. Vance confirmed that there is still no evidence of closing the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that Washington will give the negotiations a chance, and indicating that the talks with Tehran are going well, with the possibility of them being held in Switzerland.
In the Lebanese arena, what was reported by “Channel 12” acquires special importance, in light of the continuing Israeli attacks and violations in the south, and the accompanying political and field pressures linked to the path of regional understandings, which makes any directive to stop operations a subject of anticipation due to the repercussions it may have on the Lebanese field.
