Beirut (ANTARA) - Lebanese authorities have confirmed that the\nHezbollah group has agreed to a United States proposal regarding a\n\u201cmutual cessation of attacks\u201d with Israel.<\/p>\n
The Lebanese Presidency announced on Monday (1\/6), citing the\nLebanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., that this confirmation follows\ntelephone discussions between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and US\nSecretary of State Marco Rubio. The talks addressed the current\nsituation in Lebanon and various efforts to de-escalate tensions.<\/p>\n
According to the embassy, the US proposal calls for a reciprocal halt\nto attacks by both parties. Under the draft agreement, Israeli strikes\non the southern outskirts of Beirut would cease. In return, Hezbollah\nwould refrain from launching attacks into Israeli territory. This\nceasefire framework is intended to eventually expand to cover the entire\nterritorial region of Lebanon.<\/p>\n
The embassy also stated that US President Donald Trump subsequently\ninformed the Lebanese Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Mouawad, that\nhe had secured approval from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\nregarding the proposal. Mouawad conveyed the results of the agreement to\nAoun, who then passed the developments on to Hezbollah, according to the\nstatement. Negotiation meetings scheduled for Tuesday (2\/6) and\nWednesday (3\/6) are expected to continue the progress achieved thus\nfar.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Monday (1\/6), Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister\nIsrael Katz stated they had ordered strikes on Dahieh, the outskirts of\nBeirut considered a Hezbollah defence base. This move comes amidst an\nincrease in rocket and drone launches by Hezbollah towards Israeli\nmilitary positions. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in a\nstatement on Monday that an Israeli military doctor was killed and seven\nother soldiers were wounded due to the impact of two explosive drones\nlaunched simultaneously by Hezbollah.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lebanese-authorities-hezbollah-accepts-us-proposal-regarding-cessation-of-attacks-1780870926", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }