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Israel nears a decision on a cease-fire deal with Hezbollah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with his cabinet today to discuss a proposed cease-fire with Hezbollah, Israeli officials said. U.S. officials have pressured him to finalize the terms this week, and Netanyahu has indicated that he’s open to a deal, according to other Israeli officials briefed on his thinking.
Mediators have made significant progress toward a cease-fire over the past week, but a key sticking point has been Netanyahu’s insistence on securing some assurance that Israel would be able to restart the fighting if Hezbollah were to break the truce, Israeli officials said.
The proposal is seen as the best chance to end fighting that has killed thousands in Lebanon and close to 100 Israeli civilians and soldiers while displacing roughly 60,000 people in Israel and about one million in Lebanon.
Details: Under the proposal, Israeli forces would withdraw from Lebanon within 60 days, while Hezbollah, a Lebanese militia, would move north, officials said. The Lebanese Army would deploy to southern Lebanon to ensure that Hezbollah stays north of the Litani River.
Lebanon dispatch: Every night, dozens of people in Beirut gather to watch airstrikes rain down on the city’s southern suburbs.
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