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Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah is imminent
A possible ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah draws closer as the death toll rises in Lebanon. Urgency for peace in the region is growing.
Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah is imminent
A ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese military group Hezbollah is "very close," a regional source told CNN on Sunday. This comes against the backdrop of a surge in Israeli attacks that has pushed Lebanon's death toll to an alarming high since mid-September.
Urgency of a ceasefire
Since the rise in hostilities in mid-September, more than 3,000 people have been killed in Israeli strikes, according to a CNN count of Lebanese Health Ministry figures. This underlines the urgency of a ceasefire.
Progress in negotiations
The regional source suggested the deal was closer than ever, but not yet fully negotiated. U.S. and Israeli officials warned that mediators have not yet been given the green light. A spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN: "We are moving in that direction, but there are still some points that need to be clarified."
Hezbollah and the ceasefire
In recent days, Hezbollah has considered considering a proposal put forward by the United States and Israel for a 60-day pause in fighting. Some hope this proposal could form the basis for a permanent ceasefire.
Israel launched a full-scale offensive in Lebanon in mid-September, following months of retaliatory attacks on the border. These began when Hezbollah attacked Israel in solidarity with Hamas and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Since then, Israel has launched a ground offensive, killing scores of Hezbollah leaders, including one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, and wounding thousands of people in an attack that used exploding pagers.
Negotiations under pressure
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein held talks with regional officials this week to reach an agreement. On Sunday, CNN analyst and Axios reporter Barak Ravid reported a source saying Hochstein told the Israeli ambassador in Washington on Saturday that he would withdraw from mediation efforts if Israel did not respond positively to the ceasefire proposal in the coming days.
Increasing number of victims
On Saturday, Israeli strikes killed at least 84 people and injured 213, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Among them were almost 30 People killed in an attack on a multi-story building in a densely populated neighborhood of Beirut.
In total, 3,072 people have been killed and 13,426 injured since September 16, when Israel stepped up its offensive against Hezbollah, Lebanese Health Ministry figures show.
Reports by Lauren Izso, Kayla Tausche, Ruba Alhenawi, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Eyad Kourdi and Tamara Qiblawi.