Israeli airstrikes kill at least 11 in Beirut as diplomats push for cease-fire
CBSDEC 1 2024
Netanyahu Approves Lebanon Cease-fire 'in Principle'
Above: Heavy smoke billows after an Israeli air strike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburb on November 25, 2024. Image copyright: Marwan Naamani/Contributor/Picture Alliance via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
It's imperative that a cease-fire in Lebanon is agreed upon and properly enforced. Both sides have been willing to compromise, and US mediation has seemingly bore fruit. The US will continue to play a leading role in de-escalating this terrible regional conflict and ensuring that the Lebanese border remains quiet.
Pro-Israel narrative
Though Israel rightfully still has reservations regarding a cease-fire in Lebanon, the time is ripe for a deal. Israel has decimated Hezbollah's leadership, seriously degraded its rocket arsenal, and destroyed its terrorist infrastructure along the border, demonstrating a clear Israeli victory over the group. Nothing is yet set in stone, but Israel's campaign in Lebanon has been quite successful.
Pro-Palestine narrative
The only reason progress has been made on a cease-fire in Lebanon is because Netanyahu wants to "gift" a truce to Trump when he enters office in January. Either way, Israel's genocide in Gaza has continued unabated and must not be forgotten.
Narrative D
Israel is looking for a cease-fire in Lebanon because it failed miserably to reoccupy South Lebanon. Though a deal has not yet been agreed upon, Hezbollah has remained steadfast in its defense of Lebanese sovereignty and the Lebanese people, successfully preventing Israel from achieving its goals.