A spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House said John KirbyDuring a press conference:
- Reaching an agreement between Israel and Hezbollah is a priority for the president Joe Biden.
- The ceasefire in Lebanon is close.
- Talks are still ongoing at this moment.
- President Biden He is following these negotiations closely.
- It is not wise to provide details while the talks are still ongoing.
- Things are moving in a positive direction.
- We cannot say we have achieved our goal until we get an agreement.
- The President spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Last week, the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon was among what was discussed.
- We are moving in the right direction to get an agreement but it has not happened yet.
Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Elias Bou Saab, told Reuters on Monday that there were no longer “serious obstacles” to the start of implementing a truce proposed by the United States for a period of 60 days to end the fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah group.
He added that one of the points of contention is over who will monitor cease-fire It was resolved during the past twenty-four hours by agreeing to form a committee of five countries, including France, and headed by the United States.
A Lebanese official and a Western diplomat told Reuters: US She informed Lebanese officials that a ceasefire could be announced “within hours.”
As she said Israel Broadcasting Corporation: “Agreement with Lebanon “It has been completed and all that remains is to approve it in the cabinet.”
Israeli Channel 12 reported that the government will meet on Tuesday to discuss agreeing to a ceasefire with Lebanon.
