The deal, which was revealed by the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, includes an agreement between the United States and…Israel That would allow Israeli forces to strike Lebanon During the 60-day transition period “in response to any imminent threats.”
The agreement imposes relevant United Nations resolutions, including Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the war between Israel and…Hezbollah 2006.
The draft proposal also calls for Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon after one week, after which the Lebanese army would deploy in the south to help dismantle the military infrastructure of Hezbollah and other non-governmental militias.
The Israeli security establishment is pushing towards reaching a diplomatic solution in Lebanon, believing that it is close to achieving many of the goals it has set, but those close to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu They do not expect to reach an agreement before the US elections.
According to Lebanese and Arab officials, neither Hezbollah nor the Lebanese government have accepted the proposal, which they say gives Israel too much freedom to continue attacking across the border, but Beirut “does not want to drop the deal altogether because it allows space to continue negotiations that could eventually lead to an end to the war.” .
The proposal is expected to be part of discussions led by senior US officials, who traveled to the region this week as part of a renewed push by the administration of US President Joe Biden to end the war in both… Gaza And Lebanon.
CIA Director William Burns met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, while senior White House officials Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk traveled to Israel to discuss the Lebanon War.
Netanyahu’s office said that the Prime Minister made clear at the beginning of his meeting with Hockstein, on Thursday, that “the main point is not this or that agreement on paper, but Israel’s ability and determination to impose the agreement and thwart any threat to its security from Lebanon.”