US envoy describes Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire "beginning of road"

The US special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Türkiye, Tom Barrack, has described the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon as “the beginning of a road,” saying it has halted “senseless killing.”

Speaking at a diplomacy conference in Antalya, southern Türkiye, Barrack praised the role of US leadership in bringing about the truce, Associated Press reports.

“The brilliance of what happened yesterday is it stopped senseless killing and President Trump and Secretary Rubio stepping in strongly and saying we need a time out,” Barrack said at the conference.

He added that the agreement marked only the initial stage of a fragile process. “This is just the beginning of a road and the ceasefires are so delicate because everybody’s been equally untrustworthy,” he said.

Barrack also highlighted the exhaustion caused by the conflict. “Everybody is in atrophy over this idiotic war. So will the ceasefire stick? What will we do? It’s baby steps,” he said.

By Vafa Guliyeva