Conflicting reports emerge over proposed Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Hezbollah rejected an American proposal that would have required the group to halt its military operations in exchange for Israel refraining from attacks in Beirut.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

Conflicting reports emerged Monday over a proposed U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, with Lebanese officials claiming the terrorist group had accepted the framework while a Hezbollah lawmaker publicly rejected key elements of the proposal.

Earlier in the day, the Lebanese presidency announced that Hezbollah had agreed to an American initiative aimed at halting the escalating violence between Israel and the Iranian-backed terrorist organization.

According to a statement attributed to the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, the proposal was discussed during contacts between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The embassy said Lebanese authorities had received confirmation that Hezbollah accepted a U.S.-backed plan calling for a mutual cessation of attacks. Under the reported framework, Israel would halt strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, in exchange for Hezbollah refraining from attacks against Israel, with the ceasefire later expanding to cover all of Lebanon.

The statement further claimed that President Donald Trump personally informed Lebanon’s ambassador to Washington that he had secured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approval for the arrangement.

However, hours later, a Hezbollah representative in the Lebanese parliament appeared to contradict those reports.

According to the lawmaker, Hezbollah rejected an American proposal that would have required the group to halt its military operations in exchange for Israel refraining from attacks in Beirut and Dahiyeh.

The Hezbollah official described the proposal as unacceptable, saying the organization opposed what he characterized as a partial ceasefire under which Israel would avoid striking Beirut while Hezbollah suspended attacks against Israel.

The conflicting accounts emerged as tensions continued to rise following days of Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel and Israel’s threat to expand military operations against Hezbollah targets in Beirut.

Neither Hezbollah’s leadership nor Israeli officials have publicly clarified the apparent contradiction, leaving the status of any potential ceasefire proposal uncertain.

The confusion underscores the diplomatic complexity surrounding efforts to prevent a broader war in Lebanon as the United States, Lebanon, Israel, and Hezbollah navigate competing demands amid a rapidly escalating conflict.