Negotiations aimed at reaching a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon are continuing, while informed sources confirmed to Sky News Arabia that Beirut is determined to fully implement Resolution 1701, with disagreements on some points, most notably an American condition related to violating the agreement.
The sources explained that the position Lebanon It is “the full implementation of the decision 1701And accepting a committee of observers that includes Americans and French to implement it, but Washington proposed including observers from Germany and Britain, which he rejected. Hezbollah“.
Lebanon also rejects any temporary ceasefire, and stresses the necessity of reaching a permanent cessation of the war.
Lebanon agreed to deploy 5,000 additional soldiers in the south, and to strengthen UNIFIL forces, in conjunction with the return of the displaced.
The sources revealed that the American side set a condition stating that “in the event of any violation by Hezbollah, the monitoring committee will inform UNIFIL forces, which in turn inform the Lebanese army.”
“If the Lebanese army does not take measures to address this violation, then the Israeli army will intervene,” a condition that Lebanon has so far rejected.
The American ambassador informed the Lebanese officials that the American envoy to Lebanon Amos Hockstein He will not visit Lebanon before ensuring that an agreement can be reached.
Earlier Thursday, Israeli Energy Minister and Cabinet member Eli Cohen said, “Israel is closer than ever since the beginning of the war to reaching an agreement regarding hostilities with Hezbollah.”
But he added that Israel “must retain the freedom to carry out operations inside Lebanon in the event of violation of any agreement.”
