LBCI TV: “We may see the results of the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon this morning”

Lebanese television channel LBCI, reporting on international efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, assessed the negotiations, which are being held with the participation of Washington’s representative in Lebanon Amos Hofstein, as “serious” and noted that they are at an advanced stage. “We may see the results of the negotiations in the morning,” the channel reported.

The channel also reports on the meetings of Acting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, held before the start of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Lebanon. Mikati met with French President Emmanuel Macron and thanked him for the efforts made by Paris to stop “Israeli attacks” and reach a comprehensive agreement to resolve the situation in the region.

Najib Mikati also met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Amos Hofstein.

At the same time, the Arabic news service of the Sky News channel reported that the speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri is promoting an initiative to reduce tensions on the border with Israel, which provides for a suspension of hostilities for four weeks. According to the initiative of Nabih Berri, four weeks of calm will allow the American mediator Amos Hochschein to hold talks with Israel and Lebanon and reach an agreement.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s inner circle denies that they are negotiating a temporary ceasefire with Hezbollah. “The red line” of Netanyahu and Dermer is to push Hezbollah back beyond the Litani River,” sources familiar with the situation say.