Report: Only one point unresolved in ceasefire negotiations
Despite the military escalation that Lebanon witnessed over the past hours, it seems that “signs of hope are looming on the horizon,” the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television reported on Wednesday.
“The latest Israeli escalation in several areas proves that something’s cooking regarding the ceasefire negotiations,” informed sources told Al-Arabiya.
Both Hezbollah and Israel have confirmed that there are indeed negotiations, the sources noted.
“Most terms have been nearly resolved pending the final touches,” the sources added, noting that only one point remains pending, related to the committee that will oversee the agreement’s implementation.
“The problem regarding this point is the absence of a clear mechanism for implementing it until now, but the U.S. side is working on resolving it,” the sources said.
The sources added that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday “will decide how things will go and whether U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein will obtain approval for continuing his mission and finalizing the settlement or that it will be currently frozen.”
“Things will become clearer over this weekend and it will become known whether Lebanon is headed for a truce or escalation,” the sources added, noting that “we are before an international momentum for halting the war.”
“We either seize this chance and the war ends, or we lose it and the war continues for months to come,” the sources warned.
Source: Naharnet
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