US General and Hochstein Named Co-Chairs of Ceasefire Monitoring Team

U.S. Major General Jasper Jeffers from the Special Operations Command Central arrived in Beirut on November 27 to take up his role as co-chair of the mechanism overseeing the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon. He will work alongside Senior Advisor to the President, Amos Hochstein, according to U.S. Central Command.

This mechanism, established to monitor and enforce the ceasefire, will be led by the United States and include representatives from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the Israeli army, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and France.

Amos Hochstein will serve as the civilian co-chair until a permanent civilian official is appointed. The group’s primary responsibility is to support the monitoring and implementation of the ceasefire that took effect on November 26.