France has submitted a written proposal to Beirut intending to put an end to hostilities with Israel and settle the disputed Lebanon-Israel frontier.
Reuters has obtained a document that outlines the proposal, which includes a call for the withdrawal of fighters, including Hezbollah's elite unit, from the border area to a distance of 10 km (6 miles). The plan aims to end fighting between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel at the border. The hostilities have run in parallel to the Gaza war and are fueling concern of a ruinous, all-out confrontation.
The document, the first written proposal brought to Beirut during weeks of Western mediation, was delivered to top Lebanese state officials including Prime Minister Najib Mikati by French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne last week, four senior Lebanese and three French officials said.
It declares the aim of preventing a conflict “that risks spiraling out of control” and enforcing “a potential ceasefire, when the conditions are right” and ultimately envisions negotiations on the delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Reuters has obtained a document that outlines the proposal, which includes a call for the withdrawal of fighters, including Hezbollah's elite unit, from the border area to a distance of 10 km (6 miles). The plan aims to end fighting between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel at the border. The hostilities have run in parallel to the Gaza war and are fueling concern of a ruinous, all-out confrontation.
The document, the first written proposal brought to Beirut during weeks of Western mediation, was delivered to top Lebanese state officials including Prime Minister Najib Mikati by French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne last week, four senior Lebanese and three French officials said.
It declares the aim of preventing a conflict “that risks spiraling out of control” and enforcing “a potential ceasefire, when the conditions are right” and ultimately envisions negotiations on the delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
