Jared Malsin

And then on the Israeli side, this deal is in part designed to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm themselves. And that's important because, you know, Israel relies on these part-time reservist soldiers. And a lot of them, they're not showing up in increasing numbers. And they're still fighting on other fronts, in the West Bank and Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in primetime local time where he made the case for the deal saying that Israel wanted to focus on its confrontation with Iran, that it wanted to isolate Hamas, and that he wanted to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm itself.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in primetime local time where he made the case for the deal saying that Israel wanted to focus on its confrontation with Iran, that it wanted to isolate Hamas, and that he wanted to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm itself.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in primetime local time where he made the case for the deal saying that Israel wanted to focus on its confrontation with Iran, that it wanted to isolate Hamas, and that he wanted to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm itself.

Netanyahu said he's not going to elaborate on that. Look, so this is all happening in the context of this. The war in Gaza has spawned this larger regional war. That has resulted in Israel and Iran exchanging direct fire for the first time in history. So there's been a lot of concern about the worst case scenarios of full scale war between these two archenemies in the Middle East.

Netanyahu said he's not going to elaborate on that. Look, so this is all happening in the context of this. The war in Gaza has spawned this larger regional war. That has resulted in Israel and Iran exchanging direct fire for the first time in history. So there's been a lot of concern about the worst case scenarios of full scale war between these two archenemies in the Middle East.

Netanyahu said he's not going to elaborate on that. Look, so this is all happening in the context of this. The war in Gaza has spawned this larger regional war. That has resulted in Israel and Iran exchanging direct fire for the first time in history. So there's been a lot of concern about the worst case scenarios of full scale war between these two archenemies in the Middle East.

The significance is that in the last deal, so in Resolution 1701 that ended the last war almost 20 years ago, they called on Hezbollah to not have its military forces in the area south of the Latani River. There's also a history here where Israel has kind of used the Latani as they don't want threats to their security in that area.

The significance is that in the last deal, so in Resolution 1701 that ended the last war almost 20 years ago, they called on Hezbollah to not have its military forces in the area south of the Latani River. There's also a history here where Israel has kind of used the Latani as they don't want threats to their security in that area.

The significance is that in the last deal, so in Resolution 1701 that ended the last war almost 20 years ago, they called on Hezbollah to not have its military forces in the area south of the Latani River. There's also a history here where Israel has kind of used the Latani as they don't want threats to their security in that area.

In the 1970s, they launched what's called Operation Latani to kind of roll back Palestinian militants from that area. And this has been their consistent demand is they don't want militants in that area.

In the 1970s, they launched what's called Operation Latani to kind of roll back Palestinian militants from that area. And this has been their consistent demand is they don't want militants in that area.

In the 1970s, they launched what's called Operation Latani to kind of roll back Palestinian militants from that area. And this has been their consistent demand is they don't want militants in that area.

They have signaled their support for it. The Lebanese government says that they have agreed to it and... We've spoken with Hezbollah officials who have spoken positively of it. There is some ambiguity here where they have not come out publicly with an endorsement.

They have signaled their support for it. The Lebanese government says that they have agreed to it and... We've spoken with Hezbollah officials who have spoken positively of it. There is some ambiguity here where they have not come out publicly with an endorsement.

They have signaled their support for it. The Lebanese government says that they have agreed to it and... We've spoken with Hezbollah officials who have spoken positively of it. There is some ambiguity here where they have not come out publicly with an endorsement.

There could be a number of reasons for that, one of which is that it does amount to a climb down from their previous policy of maintaining the linkage with Gaza.

There could be a number of reasons for that, one of which is that it does amount to a climb down from their previous policy of maintaining the linkage with Gaza.

There could be a number of reasons for that, one of which is that it does amount to a climb down from their previous policy of maintaining the linkage with Gaza.

It's a huge concession because it was their entire rationale for getting involved in the war in the first place. They were saying, we are doing this to help Palestinians. It is an act of solidarity with them and an act of solidarity with Hamas, who is an allied group and also part of this constellation of pro-Iranian militias in the region.