The ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel brokered by the United States and France was characterized by President Biden as an attempt to deliver a "permanent cessation of hostilities."

John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., told the Washington Examiner he believes the likelihood that the new ceasefire deal, set to last for 60 days, will improve upon the agreement enacted in 2006 is "effectively zero.