Israel-Lebanon Meeting: Israel has agreed in principle to a US-backed ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now working on how to present it to the public. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held high-level consultations on the matter.

The meeting came as Israel was being bombarded with rockets from Lebanon throughout the day and the Israeli air force was repeatedly striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut. Kan, Ynet and Haaretz reported, citing officials in Jerusalem, Washington and Beirut, that the approval of the proposal was not final. Israel said that many other issues still needed to be resolved, but Jerusalem had approved the main principles of the proposal. Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said last week that his group had reviewed the ceasefire proposal and that the way forward was now in Israel's hands. 

These are the three stages of the proposal

Haaretz reports that the proposal would involve three steps: a ceasefire followed by Hezbollah withdrawing its forces north of the Litani River, an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, and Israeli-Lebanese talks on the demarcation of disputed border areas.

Israel placed this condition

The proposal also says that a US-led international body will be tasked with monitoring the ceasefire and Israel hopes to receive a letter from Washington confirming its right to take military action if Hezbollah violates the terms of the ceasefire, even if the Lebanese army and international forces do not take any action.
 
Kan said Netanyahu's plan to sell the deal to the public is aimed at presenting the ceasefire not as a compromise but as beneficial to Israel.