The President's Daily Brief
December 4th, 2024: Lebanon Ceasefire On The Verge of Collapse & Syrian Rebels Continue To Advance
04 Dec 2024
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: An update on the fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, which is already showing signs of strain just one week after being brokered. A report from Syria, where insurgents have captured four new towns as they advance toward the central city of Hama, with intense fighting continuing between rebels and government forces. Details on the U.S.'s latest $725 million military aid package to Ukraine, aimed at bolstering the nation’s defense as its troops are urged to hold on and wait for a potential shift in U.S. policy under President-elect Trump. And in today’s Back of the Brief: surprising revelations from a meeting between President-elect Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where Trump floated the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Patriot Gold: Call 1-888-870-5457 for a free investor guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. Today, we begin with an update on the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. After just one week, it's already showing cracks and faces the risk of unraveling.
Now, to be fair, anyone who doesn't base their foreign policy strategy on hopes and dreams can't be surprised if the ceasefire doesn't hold up. Sorry to sound cynical. Later in the show, an update from Syria, where insurgents continue to advance, capturing four new towns in their push toward the central city of Hama. Plus, the U.S.
is sending off a new military aid package to Ukraine as the nation's exhausted troops are told to hold on and wait for Trump. And in today's Back of the Brief, new details emerge from the recent meeting between President-elect Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, including a surprising moment where Trump suggested that Canada should become the 51st state. I kid you not.
But first, today's PDB Spotlight. I want to give you a one-week update on the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, which was announced last Tuesday. The update is that, well, the ceasefire is off to a rocky start. Ooh, there's a surprise. Here's what we know. Families on both sides of the border, Israeli and Lebanese, who fled during the 14 months of fighting, have started to return.
But for many, they've come back to homes that are, well, no longer there, either destroyed or heavily damaged during the conflict. The Lebanese military, a critical pillar of the ceasefire agreement and yet the least effective military element in the region, has deployed troops to southern Lebanon.
Their mission is to enforce the ceasefire by ensuring Hezbollah withdraws its forces north of the Latani River. That's a key demarcation line south of which Hezbollah is prohibited from operating under the terms of the agreement.
However, the violence has not completely stopped Cross-border strikes by both Israel and Hezbollah have continued, albeit on a smaller scale The Israeli Air Force has carried out several airstrikes in recent days These strikes targeted Hezbollah operatives not just in southern Lebanon, but also north of the Latani River Adding to the tension, Israeli drones flew over Beirut on Sunday for the first time since the ceasefire was announced
Israeli officials said these operations targeted areas where Hezbollah was violating the ceasefire by moving weapons, and they were meant to prevent direct threats. Israel notified the United States in advance about some of these strikes. On the Lebanese side, officials claim that Israel has violated the ceasefire more than 50 times since it went into effect last week. And then there's Hezbollah.
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