Monday, October 21, 2024

Israeli truce demands said to include access to Lebanese airspace to disarm Hezbollah



Israel handed the United States a document last week with its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon, a report said Sunday, as US envoy Amos Hochstein has arrived in Beirut for talks on a potential ceasefire.

According to a report in Axios, citing two US officials and two Israeli officials, Israel has demanded IDF troops be allowed to engage in “active enforcement” to make sure Hezbollah doesn’t rearm and rebuild its military infrastructure close to the border.

Israel had also demanded the Air Force have freedom of operation in Lebanese airspace, the report added. READ MORE