US general and Hochstein to serve as co-chairs of ceasefire monitoring

Published December 1st, 2024 - 01:12 GMT
Beirut
A resident walks past destruction cause by Israeli bombardment in the neighbourhood of Shiyah in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 28, 2024, a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (Photo by IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)

U.S. Major General Jasper Jeffers of the Special Operations Command Central arrived in Beirut on November 27 and will serve as a co-chair, alongside Senior Advisor to the President, Amos Hochstein, for the implementation and monitoring mechanism of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon, the U.S. Central Command said.

The cessation of hostilities implementation and monitoring mechanism will be chaired by the United States and consist of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the Israeli army, the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and France.

Amos Hochstein will serve as the civilian co-chair until a permanent civilian official is named.

This group will assist in the monitoring and implementation of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon that went into effect on Nov. 26.

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