US-Brokered Ceasefire? Not If Israel Has a Target List
Al-Monitor, citing Reuters, informs us that Israel "killed Hezbollah's top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, in a strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital that came despite a year-long ceasefire." The report casually adds that Israel had "already eliminated most of Iran-backed Hezbollah's leadership during a war that raged between October 2023 and November 2024, when a U.S.-brokered
truce was agreed." (A truce, one might note, that seems to function less as a cessation of hostilities and more as a convenient pause between Israeli 'eliminations.') The media's framing here is exquisite: a 'ceasefire' exists, but only until Israel decides it needs to take out another target. This isn't a truce; it's a shopping list with a perpetually open season. One might wonder if the U.S.
'brokered' this agreement with a wink and a nod, knowing full well it meant little for the individuals on Israel's hit list. The message is clear: 'peace' is a one-way street, paved with the bodies of designated enemies, and international agreements are mere suggestions when a 'security' interest (or a political win for Netanyahu) is on the line.