US appoints observer to oversee ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah

The United States has appointed a senior official to observe the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Major General Jasper Jeffers, from the US Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), arrived in Beirut to serve as co-chair for the Implementation and Monitoring Mechanism of the Cessation of Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, a post by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on social media platform X says, Caliber.Az reports.

𝐌𝐆 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 pic.twitter.com/Q9235iCrYq

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 29, 2024

General Jeffers will collaborate with US Envoy to the Middle East, Amos Hochstein, who will serve as the civilian co-chair of the mission until a permanent civilian official is appointed. The observation mission will be led by the United States, with participation from Lebanese and Israeli military personnel, as well as UN peacekeepers and representatives from France.

By Vafa Guliyeva