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It’s unclear if Hezbollah will agree to the U.S.-backed proposals.
A cease-fire agreement to halt the fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist group is nearly final, according to Michael Herzog, Israel’s ambassador to the United States.
“We are close to a deal,” Herzog said on Monday in an interview with Israel’s Army Radio, adding that there were still points that needed to be addressed. “It could happen within days.”
U.S. envoys under President Joe Biden had intensified their efforts to broker a truce before the upcoming presidential transition. On Nov. 19, Amos Hochstein, the White House’s Middle East envoy, visited Beirut for two days of talks with Lebanese officials before heading to Israel to continue the diplomatic push.
Another Biden envoy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Shapiro, has also been meeting with Israeli officials to finalize details of the potential cease-fire, according to local media reports.
Under the proposed terms, Hezbollah would pull back its forces north of the Litani River, while the Lebanese army would assume control of southern Lebanon to prevent the terrorist group from reestablishing its presence there. Israeli…
