Lebanon ceasefire (November 2024)
Parties: Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon
Mediators: United States, France
A U.S.- and France-brokered ceasefire paused the Israel–Hezbollah war, with a 60-day phased Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah's pullback north of the Litani River. The truce remains technically in effect but has been marked by repeated violations on both sides and a delayed, extended Israeli withdrawal.
After more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that displaced tens of thousands on both sides of the border, a cessation of hostilities took effect at 4:00 AM on November 27, 2024. It was brokered by the United States and France and built on UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
The core bargain: Israel would gradually withdraw from southern Lebanon within 60 days, the Lebanese Armed Forces would deploy up to 5,000 troops to the south, and Hezbollah would move its fighters north of the Litani River. A U.S.-chaired monitoring committee was set up to oversee compliance.
Implementation slipped almost immediately. Israel missed the 60-day withdrawal deadline; after U.S. mediation, the deadline was extended to February 18, 2025, and Israeli forces remained in parts of the south beyond even that date. Lebanon filed UN complaints over continued Israeli airstrikes, and UNIFIL documented thousands of Israeli airspace violations; Israel pointed to Hezbollah's efforts to rearm and reconstitute. UN experts publicly warned in October 2025 against continued violations.
That is why this entry is tagged fragile, not holding or collapsed: the agreement has never been formally abandoned, but it has been breached repeatedly by both sides without collapsing into the full-scale war that preceded it. Status as of July 2026; verify before relying on this for decisions.
Duration: 60-day initial implementation window (phased Israeli withdrawal); extended to February 18, 2025
- Israel gradually withdraws forces from southern Lebanon south of the Blue Line
- Lebanese Armed Forces deploy up to 5,000 troops to southern Lebanon
- Hezbollah moves fighters and infrastructure north of the Litani River
- U.S.-chaired monitoring committee oversees compliance
- Builds on UN Security Council Resolution 1701
A formal text of the cessation announcement was published. Lebanon rejected any further extension beyond February 18, 2025.
Party: Both sides — contested attribution
Basis: Contested across sources
Both Israel and Hezbollah have been documented violating the agreement — Israeli airstrikes and delayed/extended withdrawal, and Hezbollah reconstitution efforts — but neither side is the sole attributed violator. UN experts and UNIFIL have documented violations by both. This box is marked 'contested' rather than naming a single party, in line with the site's strict-attribution rule.
Sources:
Sources:
- 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement — Wikipedia
- Announcement of a Cessation of Hostilities and Related Commitments (agreement text, PDF)
- White House — Statement on Agreement Extension (Jan 26, 2025)
- OHCHR — UN experts warn against continued violations of ceasefire in Lebanon (Oct 2025)
- NPR — Israel and Hezbollah have a ceasefire agreement. Here's what it says.
Last updated 2026-07-16