Written by Hannah Confino and Laila Bassam
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT – A senior Israeli official said Monday that Israeli ministers will meet on Tuesday to consider a cease-fire agreement with Hezbollah that could be concluded within days, and a Lebanese official said Beirut would receive an agreement from Washington. He said he was told that there was a possibility that it would be announced. Within hours.”
Israeli officials said earlier in the day that a deal to end the war was near, although some issues still needed to be resolved, but two Lebanese officials said they were cautious even as Israeli attacks hit Lebanon again. expressed an optimistic view.
The US news site Axios, citing unnamed US officials, reported that Israel and Lebanon have agreed on the terms of the deal and that Israel’s security cabinet is expected to approve the deal on Tuesday.
Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said negotiations toward a ceasefire with Hezbollah were “making progress” but stressed that Israel would maintain the ability to attack southern Lebanon under any deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office declined to comment on the Axios report.
Lebanon’s Deputy Parliament Speaker Elias Bou Saab told Reuters in Beirut that no “significant obstacles” remain to starting implementation of the US-proposed ceasefire with Israel.
Bou Saab said the proposal includes the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the deployment of regular Lebanese troops to border areas within 60 days.
In parallel with the diplomatic turmoil, hostilities are intensifying. Last weekend, Israel carried out heavy airstrikes, one of which killed at least 29 people in central Beirut. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Hezbollah unleashed its largest salvo of rockets to date and went on a shooting spree on Sunday. 250 missiles.
In Beirut, Israeli airstrikes on Monday destroyed much of the Hezbollah-held southern suburbs, sending clouds of debris flying over the Lebanese capital.
Efforts to reach a ceasefire appeared to have made progress last week, with US mediator Amos Hochstein declaring major progress had been made after talks in Beirut and before returning to Washington for talks in Israel. Ta.
“We are moving towards an agreement, but there are still some issues that need to be addressed,” Israeli government spokesman David Mensah said, without elaborating.
According to a post by GLZ senior anchorman Effie Trigger on the There’s… just closing the last corner.”
Lebanese Vice-President Bou Saab expressed cautious optimism early Monday, saying a decisive moment was approaching. “People like Prime Minister Netanyahu cannot be trusted, so the balance is tipped slightly towards existing, but to a very small degree,” he told a news conference.
Another Lebanese official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Beirut had not received any new Israeli demands from the U.S. mediator, who said the atmosphere was positive and “things are progressing.” said.
The official told Reuters that a ceasefire could be reached this week.
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah descended into full-scale war in September, with Israel launching an offensive, bombing large areas of Lebanon and sending troops into the south.
Israel dealt a major blow to Hezbollah, killing its leader Hassan Nasrallah and other top commanders, and wreaking havoc on parts of Lebanon where Hezbollah holds sway.
Diplomacy has focused on restoring the ceasefire under UN Security Council Resolution 1701 that ended the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war. It calls on Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters to a point about 30 kilometers from the Israeli border.
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