Report: Hezbollah agrees to 'point-for-point' withdrawal from South Litani
Hezbollah does not object to withdrawing its fighters from the area south of the Litani River according to a "point for point" principle, which means that Israel should also pull out its forces in tandem, sources said.
"The Lebanese parliament speaker informed the U.S. ambassador of the Shiite Duo's readiness for a comprehensive ceasefire," the sources told Al-Arabiya.
"The security arrangements can be implemented immediately upon the establishment of a ceasefire in Lebanon," the sources said.
"The speaker of the Lebanese parliament insists on a comprehensive ceasefire before launching any executive action on the ground," the sources added.
"The atmosphere in Washington supports the completion of understandings between Lebanon and Israel during the next phase," the sources went on to say.
A U.S. source meanwhile told Al-Arabiya that Washington encourages "the path of strengthening the capabilities of the Lebanese Army as part of the security understandings."
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