Yedioth Ahronoth: A ceasefire agreement with Lebanon is near

Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that estimates in Israel indicate the possibility of reaching a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon within days if small details remain pending.

Yedioth Ahronoth added that the most prominent outstanding details after the talks of US envoy Amos Hochstein are Israel’s rejection of any role for France in the monitoring mechanism, in addition to some disagreements regarding the formulations related to the disputed border points.

According to the official Israeli Broadcasting Corporation who quoted sources familiar with the US envoy’s talks as saying that there was progress that could be described as significant, but that work still needed to be done to reach a ceasefire.

The sources said that Hochstein pressured the Israeli and Lebanese officials, saying that it was time to make a decision and reach an agreement.