Report: Push for immediate Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire collapsed, leading to current temporary proposal

Before the current proposal for a temporary Israel-Hezbollah truce to facilitate negotiations for a full ceasefire, disagreements between the sides sunk earlier efforts for an immediate resolution to the conflict, according to the Arabic-language, London-based news site Asharq Al-Awsat.

Citing an unnamed Lebanese official familiar with the negotiations, the outlet says the earlier proposal was focused on establishing a new mechanism for enforcing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 from 2006, which stipulates that Hezbollah must move some 30 kilometers north of the border with Israel.

However, Hezbollah only agreed to discuss this if it was linked to a ceasefire in Gaza, which Israel rejected, causing those talks to break down.