More reports indicate Israel has given tentative okay to Lebanon ceasefire

Ynet and Haaretz are also now reporting that Israel has given its non-final okay to a ceasefire in Lebanon.

The reports note that not all issues have been resolved, but say Jerusalem has approved the main tenets of the proposal.

Haaretz reports that the proposal will include three stages: a truce followed by Hezbollah removing its forces north of the Litani River; an Israeli pullout from southern Lebanon; and finally, Israeli-Lebanese negotiations on demarcation of contested border areas.

It says an international body led by the US will be tasked with monitoring the ceasefire, and that Israel expects to receive a letter from Washington affirming its right to act militarily should Hezbollah break the terms of the ceasefire amid no action by Lebanon’s military and international forces.

Ynet adds that US mediator Amos Hochstein had in recent days warned both sides that he would end his mediation efforts if they did not soon agree to the deal on the table.