London: A former MI6 chief has cautioned that the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hezbollah this week is unlikely to last. The agreement went into effect on Wednesday, and Richard Dearlove, the former chief of the British intelligence service from 1999 to 2004, told Sky News that it is a “retreaded agreement from 2006.” The original agreement, which was supervised by the UN and the Lebanese military, was intended to prevent Hezbollah from entering the Israeli border area, but in reality, he claimed, it “did absolutely nothing.”
“The Israelis must know how much of the infrastructure of Hezbollah they’ve taken down,” Dearlove said, adding that this week’s agreement benefits both Israel and Hezbollah “in the short to medium term.” Although they haven’t entirely destroyed it, perhaps the Lebanese government can regain some of its power as the country’s government and manage Hezbollah to some degree. All we can do is wait and watch what occurs.
He claimed that Iran, a supporter of Hezbollah, will suffer a setback as a result of the ceasefire agreement, becoming temporarily disabled and “exposed” alongside one of its friends. However, he cautioned that if Iran launched another ballistic missile attack, this might turn into a “direct” conflict between Israel and Iran.
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