Hezbollah has accepted a US-backed ceasefire proposal, according to Lebanon’s embassy in Washington, after Israel threatened strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, raising hopes of easing tensions.
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Lebanon’s embassy in Washington said in a statement on Monday that Hezbollah had accepted a U.S. proposal for a mutual cessation of hostilities that would be extended to encompass all Lebanese territory.
The statement, shared by the Lebanese presidency on X, said the arrangement would first see Israel refrain from striking Beirut’s southern suburbs in exchange for Iran-backed Hezbollah halting its attacks against Israel, after Israel had threatened to attack the capital’s suburbs on Monday.
The statement, shared by the Lebanese presidency on X, said the arrangement would first see Israel refrain from striking Beirut’s southern suburbs in exchange for Iran-backed Hezbollah halting its attacks against Israel, after Israel had threatened to attack the capital’s suburbs on Monday.
البيان الصادر عن السفارة اللبنانية في واشنطن:
في إطار المساعي التي تبذلها الدولة اللبنانية للحفاظ على الاستقرار وتجنيب لبنان المزيد من التصعيد، وفي أعقاب الاتصال الذي جرى بين رئيس الجمهورية العماد جوزاف عون ووزير الخارجية الأميركي ماركو روبيو، تلقت السلطات اللبنانية تأكيداً…
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Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told the group’s Al-Manar broadcaster that Hezbollah would support a full ceasefire across all Lebanon as a precursor to the withdrawal of Israeli troops, and said the group would watch whether a cessation of hostilities took hold in the coming days.
(Edited by : Vivek Dubey)