Lebanon’s foreign minister commented on the ceasefire negotiations in a hopeful tone. Israel has strict demands regarding the ceasefire.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habibi says he believes Israel, Hezbollah and Lebanon can reach a negotiated ceasefire by evening.
According to Bou Habib, Lebanon is sending 5,000 soldiers to the border area of southern Lebanon as part of the ceasefire that is now being negotiated.
In the past, the Lebanese Armed Forces were supposed to prevent Hezbollah’s activities in the border area, but it has not been able to do this.
Israel’s Security Council is scheduled to meet later on Tuesday to vote on the ceasefire.
Hints about a possible cease-fire now come from several sources: according to Reuters’ Lebanese sources, the US president Joe Biden and the President of France Emmanuel Macron would be ready to announce the outcome of the negotiations if Israeli decision-makers agree to a ceasefire.
Cautiously optimistic assessments of the cease-fire are also heard from the direction of Hezbollah’s political wing, Al-Jazeera reports.
An Israeli government spokesman says Israel retains the right to use force in the border area if it detects a threat posed by Hezbollah there.
Israel demands effective monitoring of the ceasefire from the UN, if it is achieved. Israeli Defense Minister by Israel Katz according to the UN must not accept even the slightest violation of the cease-fire.
Source: Reuters