Report: US pressing Israel to withdraw from Lebanon and respect ceasefire
There are U.S. pressures on Israel to withdraw from the five border points and fully implement the ceasefire agreement to enable the Lebanese Army to extend its control over the whole of the South, informed sources said.
This is aimed at allowing President Joseph Aoun to “move forward in his negotiations with Hezbollah over the issue of restricting arms to the hands of the state,” the sources told the al-Anbaa news portal of the Progressive Socialist Party.
“U.S. envoy to Lebanon Morgan Ortagus is seriously working on finalizing this agreement prior to her return to Lebanon next month after the municipal elections to kickstart negotiations with Israel over the demarcation of the land border,” the sources added.
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