Key moments
6:53pm – ‘Act swiftly’ urges Lebanese PM
6:24pm – Netanyahu recommends ceasefire approval 
6:22pm – ‘We will eliminate Hamas’
6:19pm – ‘We set them back decades’, says Netanyahu referring to Hezbollah
5:36pm – Israel steps up bombing of Beirut ahead of Netanyahu speech
Nov.26.– Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon after weeks of negotiations with the US and other Western allies.
Israel’s prime minister confirmed he would present the deal to his cabinet in a televised address on Tuesday. The deal could come into force as early as Wednesday.
During the speech, Mr Netanyahu said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) had set Hezbollah back decades.
He said: “Hezbollah is no longer the same. We set them back decades. We have destroyed many missiles and rockets, we have killed many terrorists.”
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