L'Orient-Le Jour has obtained the full text of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, composed of 13 points. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday evening that his security cabinet had approved the proposal, and that he would present it next to the full Israeli Cabinet and put it to a vote.
The agreement is as follows:
• Hezbollah and all other armed groups present on Lebanese territory will refrain from conducting any offensive actions against Israel.
• In return, Israel will not carry out any military offensive against targets in Lebanon, whether on land, in the air, or at sea.
• Both Israel and Lebanon recognize the importance of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.
• These commitments do not waive Israel's and Lebanon's inherent right to self-defense.
• The Lebanese security forces and the Lebanese Army will be the only entities authorized to carry weapons or deploy troops in southern Lebanon.
• The sale, provision, or production of weapons and related material in Lebanon will be supervised by the Lebanese government.
• All unauthorized facilities related to the production of weapons and related materials will be dismantled.
• All non-compliant military infrastructure and positions will be dismantled, and all unauthorized weapons will be confiscated.
• A committee approved by both Israel and Lebanon will be established to oversee and assist in the implementation of these commitments.
• Israel and Lebanon will report any violations of these commitments to the committee and to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
• Lebanon will deploy official security forces and the Lebanese Army along all border crossing points and the defined line for the southern zone, as outlined in the deployment plan.
• Israel will gradually withdraw from the southern zone of the Blue Line within a period of up to 60 days.
• The United States will enhance indirect negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to achieve an internationally recognized delineation of the land border.