Lebanon reveals details of Washington's ceasefire proposal, confirms Hezbollah's approval
On Monday evening, June 1st, Lebanon revealed the details of the US proposal for a ceasefire between it and Israel, confirming that Hezbollah has officially approved it.
The Lebanese embassy in Washington said in a statement that the authorities had received confirmation that the party had agreed to a mutual cessation of attacks, as part of efforts to stabilize and prevent escalation.
According to the statement, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss the mechanism for implementing the proposal, which stipulates "the cessation of Israeli attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut in exchange for Hezbollah's refraining from carrying out attacks against Israel, provided that the framework of the ceasefire is extended to all Lebanese territory."
"Negotiation meetings scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday are scheduled to continue to discuss and build on this progress," it said.
Lebanese source: Ceasefire in Beirut may extend to the entire country
In addition, a high-ranking Lebanese official source confirmed that the ceasefire planned in the capital Beirut may extend to the entire country, following Trump's announcement that Tel Aviv has retracted its targeting of Beirut.
The source pointed out in a statement to Anadolu Agency that the country's President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri are in intensive contacts with the American side to stabilize the ceasefire with the Israeli occupation.
The source, who asked not to be identified, noted that Lebanon has received a promise from the United States of a ceasefire in Beirut and possibly include all of Lebanon, adding that "contacts are still ongoing."
Trump talks about direct contacts with Hizbullah
"I had a very productive call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu," Trump wrote in a post on his platform "Truth Social" on Monday evening, explaining that Israel had backed down from attacking Beirut, saying, "No troops will be sent to Beirut, and any troops that were on their way (there) have returned."
Trump added that he also had "very good" contact with high-level representatives of Hezbollah (whom he did not name), noting that Israel and the group had "agreed to a complete ceasefire," and Trump continued, "Israel will not attack them and they will not attack Israel."
There was no immediate official comment from Hezbollah on Trump's statement, nor did the Lebanese embassy statement announce a position on the U.S. proposal.
In this context, Israeli media reported on Monday evening that Netanyahu discussed the files of Lebanon and Iran in a phone call with Trump, and Channel 12 indicated that "the Netanyahu-Trump call lasted for more than an hour."
Fourth round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel
The southern suburbs of Beirut witnessed a massive displacement in anticipation of Israeli raids after Netanyahu and his Minister of War, Yisrael Katz, revealed in a joint statement that they had ordered the army to attack the suburb.
The southern suburb represents the area between the southern coast of the capital and the beginning of Mount Lebanon, and is administratively affiliated to the Mount Lebanon governorate, and is considered the stronghold of Hezbollah, as it includes its security and political headquarters, the offices of its deputies, the party's Shura Council, in addition to a large population density.
This comes despite the extension of the truce that has been in place since April 17 until the beginning of next July, amid anticipation of a new round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel to be hosted by Washington on June 2 and 3.
The Lebanese and Israeli sides previously held three rounds of talks in Washington, D.C., on April 14 and 23, and the last on May 14 and 15, as part of a US-sponsored negotiation track.