Report: Israel agrees to Lebanon truce, Netanyahu working on how to present it to public

Israel's state-run Kan broadcaster said Sunday that Israel has signed off on a U.S.-backed ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now working on how to present it to the public -- assuming it is approved by the Lebanese group.

The aim is to present the truce not as a “compromise” but as beneficial to Israel, Kan reports.

The ceasefire allows for Israel to retain the right to carry out military operations on the Lebanon-Syria border, the report adds.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said last week that the group had reviewed the truce proposal and submitted a response and that the ball was in Israel’s court.