Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah "in principle" during security consultations with Israeli officials. This was stated by a source familiar with the matter.
Israel still has reservations about some details of the agreement. They are expected to be handed over to the Lebanese government on November 25, CNN reported.
These and other details are still being discussed, and multiple sources stressed that the agreement will not be final until all issues are resolved.
The ceasefire agreement must be approved by the Israeli cabinet, which has not yet happened.
Sources familiar with the negotiations said the talks appeared to be moving positively toward an agreement. But they acknowledged that Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange fire, stressing that one wrong step could upend the talks.
In recent days, Hezbollah has been considering a US-backed proposal for a 60-day pause in fighting. Some hope it could form the basis of a prolonged ceasefire.
Israel launched a major offensive in Lebanon in mid-September after months of exchanging attacks across the border that began on October 8 last year. Hezbollah then attacked the Israeli-controlled territory in solidarity with Hamas and the Palestinians in Gaza.
Since then, Israel has launched a ground invasion, killed a number of Hezbollah leaders, including one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, and wounded thousands of people in an attack with exploding pagers. | BGNES
