Rubio Just Brokered Framework for Peace Between Israel and Lebanon

Rubio said he didn't underestimate the difficulty of the task ahead, and said there was a lot of work to be done, but they were honored to have put this together. 

SECRETARY RUBIO: "We don't, in any way, underestimate the difficulty of the task ahead. But we understand the importance of it, how vital it is. We're honored to have played a role in bringing this together." pic.twitter.com/pzYfielQkP

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“Today is a good day in that we are happy to announce a framework agreement between the sovereign government of Lebanon and the government of Israel, with the mediation and support of the United States of America, that begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security. And that's what these two nations deserve,” Rubio said Friday.

“The people of Lebanon have suffered tremendously now for decades, as a result of outside interference in their affairs, of countries trying to use the country as a launchpad for attacks. And this is not what the people of Lebanon want, and that's not what they deserve,” Rubio added. 

"What they deserve to have is what they once had, and of which there is recent history of. And that is a prosperous and peaceful country, a diverse country where people of different backgrounds are able to live and go co-exist side by side, and in many ways was the envy of the region and of the world,” Rubio also said.

He said Israel deserved to be free from attacks from Hezbollah. 

“Obviously, the people of Israel deserve to live in peace and security. The people of northern Israel in particular, who have been targeted repeatedly by terrorist attacks launched from the territory of Lebanon, but not by the Lebanese people, not by the Lebanese government, but by an outside actor who has sought to use that territory to target innocent civilians who have been unable to live in these places for a long time,” Rubio continued.

That's great news; the big question is always whether they can keep Hezbollah in check. 

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