France has delivered a formal plan to Beirut aimed at ceasing hostilities with Israel and resolving the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. The paper calls for militants, including Hezbollah’s elite unit, to withdraw 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border.
According to reports, the strategy attempts to put an end to border violence between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The hostilities have occurred concurrently with the Gaza war, raising fears of a catastrophic, all-out conflict.
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 delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected formally negotiating a de-escalation until the war in Gaza ends, a position reiterated by a Hezbollah politician in response to questions.
While some details of similar mediation efforts by US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein have been circulating in recent weeks, the full details of the French-written proposal delivered to Lebanon have not previously been reported.
The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.
One French diplomatic source said the proposal had been put to the governments of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
France has historical ties with Lebanon. It has 20,000 citizens in the country and some 800 troops as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
The plan proposes Lebanese armed groups and Israel would cease military operations against each other, including Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, several non-state groups, including Palestinian factions, have mounted attacks on Israel from south Lebanon during the latest hostilities, though Hezbollah is the dominant power in the area with a fighting force widely seen to outgun the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese armed groups would dismantle all premises and facilities close to the frontier, and withdraw combat forces including Hezbollah’s elite Radwan fighters and military capabilities such as antitank systems at least 10 km north of the frontier, the document proposes.
Report says any such withdrawal could still leave Hezbollah fighters much closer to the border than the 30 km (19 miles) withdrawal to Lebanon’s Litani River, stipulated in a UN resolution that ended a war with Israel in 2006.
The shorter withdrawal would help ensure rockets did not reach villages in northern Israel that have been targeted with anti-tank missiles and was a compromise seen as more palatable to Hezbollah than a retreat to the Litani, one Western diplomat with knowledge of the two-page proposal said.
Meanwhile, up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops would be deployed in the border region of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah political stronghold where the group’s fighters have long melted into society at times of calm.
France has delivered a formal plan to Beirut aimed at ceasing hostilities with Israel and resolving the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. The paper calls for militants, including Hezbollah’s elite unit, to withdraw 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border.
According to reports, the strategy attempts to put an end to border violence between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The hostilities have occurred concurrently with the Gaza war, raising fears of a catastrophic, all-out conflict.
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 delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected formally negotiating a de-escalation until the war in Gaza ends, a position reiterated by a Hezbollah politician in response to questions.
While some details of similar mediation efforts by US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein have been circulating in recent weeks, the full details of the French-written proposal delivered to Lebanon have not previously been reported.
The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.
One French diplomatic source said the proposal had been put to the governments of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
France has historical ties with Lebanon. It has 20,000 citizens in the country and some 800 troops as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
The plan proposes Lebanese armed groups and Israel would cease military operations against each other, including Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, several non-state groups, including Palestinian factions, have mounted attacks on Israel from south Lebanon during the latest hostilities, though Hezbollah is the dominant power in the area with a fighting force widely seen to outgun the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese armed groups would dismantle all premises and facilities close to the frontier, and withdraw combat forces including Hezbollah’s elite Radwan fighters and military capabilities such as antitank systems at least 10 km north of the frontier, the document proposes.
Report says any such withdrawal could still leave Hezbollah fighters much closer to the border than the 30 km (19 miles) withdrawal to Lebanon’s Litani River, stipulated in a UN resolution that ended a war with Israel in 2006.
The shorter withdrawal would help ensure rockets did not reach villages in northern Israel that have been targeted with anti-tank missiles and was a compromise seen as more palatable to Hezbollah than a retreat to the Litani, one Western diplomat with knowledge of the two-page proposal said.
Meanwhile, up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops would be deployed in the border region of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah political stronghold where the group’s fighters have long melted into society at times of calm.
France has delivered a formal plan to Beirut aimed at ceasing hostilities with Israel and resolving the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. The paper calls for militants, including Hezbollah’s elite unit, to withdraw 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border.
According to reports, the strategy attempts to put an end to border violence between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The hostilities have occurred concurrently with the Gaza war, raising fears of a catastrophic, all-out conflict.
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 delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected formally negotiating a de-escalation until the war in Gaza ends, a position reiterated by a Hezbollah politician in response to questions.
While some details of similar mediation efforts by US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein have been circulating in recent weeks, the full details of the French-written proposal delivered to Lebanon have not previously been reported.
The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.
One French diplomatic source said the proposal had been put to the governments of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
France has historical ties with Lebanon. It has 20,000 citizens in the country and some 800 troops as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
The plan proposes Lebanese armed groups and Israel would cease military operations against each other, including Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, several non-state groups, including Palestinian factions, have mounted attacks on Israel from south Lebanon during the latest hostilities, though Hezbollah is the dominant power in the area with a fighting force widely seen to outgun the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese armed groups would dismantle all premises and facilities close to the frontier, and withdraw combat forces including Hezbollah’s elite Radwan fighters and military capabilities such as antitank systems at least 10 km north of the frontier, the document proposes.
Report says any such withdrawal could still leave Hezbollah fighters much closer to the border than the 30 km (19 miles) withdrawal to Lebanon’s Litani River, stipulated in a UN resolution that ended a war with Israel in 2006.
The shorter withdrawal would help ensure rockets did not reach villages in northern Israel that have been targeted with anti-tank missiles and was a compromise seen as more palatable to Hezbollah than a retreat to the Litani, one Western diplomat with knowledge of the two-page proposal said.
Meanwhile, up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops would be deployed in the border region of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah political stronghold where the group’s fighters have long melted into society at times of calm.
France has delivered a formal plan to Beirut aimed at ceasing hostilities with Israel and resolving the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. The paper calls for militants, including Hezbollah’s elite unit, to withdraw 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border.
According to reports, the strategy attempts to put an end to border violence between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The hostilities have occurred concurrently with the Gaza war, raising fears of a catastrophic, all-out conflict.
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 delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected formally negotiating a de-escalation until the war in Gaza ends, a position reiterated by a Hezbollah politician in response to questions.
While some details of similar mediation efforts by US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein have been circulating in recent weeks, the full details of the French-written proposal delivered to Lebanon have not previously been reported.
The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.
One French diplomatic source said the proposal had been put to the governments of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
France has historical ties with Lebanon. It has 20,000 citizens in the country and some 800 troops as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
The plan proposes Lebanese armed groups and Israel would cease military operations against each other, including Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, several non-state groups, including Palestinian factions, have mounted attacks on Israel from south Lebanon during the latest hostilities, though Hezbollah is the dominant power in the area with a fighting force widely seen to outgun the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese armed groups would dismantle all premises and facilities close to the frontier, and withdraw combat forces including Hezbollah’s elite Radwan fighters and military capabilities such as antitank systems at least 10 km north of the frontier, the document proposes.
Report says any such withdrawal could still leave Hezbollah fighters much closer to the border than the 30 km (19 miles) withdrawal to Lebanon’s Litani River, stipulated in a UN resolution that ended a war with Israel in 2006.
The shorter withdrawal would help ensure rockets did not reach villages in northern Israel that have been targeted with anti-tank missiles and was a compromise seen as more palatable to Hezbollah than a retreat to the Litani, one Western diplomat with knowledge of the two-page proposal said.
Meanwhile, up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops would be deployed in the border region of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah political stronghold where the group’s fighters have long melted into society at times of calm.
France has delivered a formal plan to Beirut aimed at ceasing hostilities with Israel and resolving the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. The paper calls for militants, including Hezbollah’s elite unit, to withdraw 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border.
According to reports, the strategy attempts to put an end to border violence between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The hostilities have occurred concurrently with the Gaza war, raising fears of a catastrophic, all-out conflict.
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 delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected formally negotiating a de-escalation until the war in Gaza ends, a position reiterated by a Hezbollah politician in response to questions.
While some details of similar mediation efforts by US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein have been circulating in recent weeks, the full details of the French-written proposal delivered to Lebanon have not previously been reported.
The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.
One French diplomatic source said the proposal had been put to the governments of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
France has historical ties with Lebanon. It has 20,000 citizens in the country and some 800 troops as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
The plan proposes Lebanese armed groups and Israel would cease military operations against each other, including Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, several non-state groups, including Palestinian factions, have mounted attacks on Israel from south Lebanon during the latest hostilities, though Hezbollah is the dominant power in the area with a fighting force widely seen to outgun the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese armed groups would dismantle all premises and facilities close to the frontier, and withdraw combat forces including Hezbollah’s elite Radwan fighters and military capabilities such as antitank systems at least 10 km north of the frontier, the document proposes.
Report says any such withdrawal could still leave Hezbollah fighters much closer to the border than the 30 km (19 miles) withdrawal to Lebanon’s Litani River, stipulated in a UN resolution that ended a war with Israel in 2006.
The shorter withdrawal would help ensure rockets did not reach villages in northern Israel that have been targeted with anti-tank missiles and was a compromise seen as more palatable to Hezbollah than a retreat to the Litani, one Western diplomat with knowledge of the two-page proposal said.
Meanwhile, up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops would be deployed in the border region of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah political stronghold where the group’s fighters have long melted into society at times of calm.
France has delivered a formal plan to Beirut aimed at ceasing hostilities with Israel and resolving the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. The paper calls for militants, including Hezbollah’s elite unit, to withdraw 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border.
According to reports, the strategy attempts to put an end to border violence between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The hostilities have occurred concurrently with the Gaza war, raising fears of a catastrophic, all-out conflict.
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 delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected formally negotiating a de-escalation until the war in Gaza ends, a position reiterated by a Hezbollah politician in response to questions.
While some details of similar mediation efforts by US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein have been circulating in recent weeks, the full details of the French-written proposal delivered to Lebanon have not previously been reported.
The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.
One French diplomatic source said the proposal had been put to the governments of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
France has historical ties with Lebanon. It has 20,000 citizens in the country and some 800 troops as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
The plan proposes Lebanese armed groups and Israel would cease military operations against each other, including Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, several non-state groups, including Palestinian factions, have mounted attacks on Israel from south Lebanon during the latest hostilities, though Hezbollah is the dominant power in the area with a fighting force widely seen to outgun the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese armed groups would dismantle all premises and facilities close to the frontier, and withdraw combat forces including Hezbollah’s elite Radwan fighters and military capabilities such as antitank systems at least 10 km north of the frontier, the document proposes.
Report says any such withdrawal could still leave Hezbollah fighters much closer to the border than the 30 km (19 miles) withdrawal to Lebanon’s Litani River, stipulated in a UN resolution that ended a war with Israel in 2006.
The shorter withdrawal would help ensure rockets did not reach villages in northern Israel that have been targeted with anti-tank missiles and was a compromise seen as more palatable to Hezbollah than a retreat to the Litani, one Western diplomat with knowledge of the two-page proposal said.
Meanwhile, up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops would be deployed in the border region of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah political stronghold where the group’s fighters have long melted into society at times of calm.
France has delivered a formal plan to Beirut aimed at ceasing hostilities with Israel and resolving the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. The paper calls for militants, including Hezbollah’s elite unit, to withdraw 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border.
According to reports, the strategy attempts to put an end to border violence between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The hostilities have occurred concurrently with the Gaza war, raising fears of a catastrophic, all-out conflict.
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 delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected formally negotiating a de-escalation until the war in Gaza ends, a position reiterated by a Hezbollah politician in response to questions.
While some details of similar mediation efforts by US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein have been circulating in recent weeks, the full details of the French-written proposal delivered to Lebanon have not previously been reported.
The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.
One French diplomatic source said the proposal had been put to the governments of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
France has historical ties with Lebanon. It has 20,000 citizens in the country and some 800 troops as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
The plan proposes Lebanese armed groups and Israel would cease military operations against each other, including Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, several non-state groups, including Palestinian factions, have mounted attacks on Israel from south Lebanon during the latest hostilities, though Hezbollah is the dominant power in the area with a fighting force widely seen to outgun the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese armed groups would dismantle all premises and facilities close to the frontier, and withdraw combat forces including Hezbollah’s elite Radwan fighters and military capabilities such as antitank systems at least 10 km north of the frontier, the document proposes.
Report says any such withdrawal could still leave Hezbollah fighters much closer to the border than the 30 km (19 miles) withdrawal to Lebanon’s Litani River, stipulated in a UN resolution that ended a war with Israel in 2006.
The shorter withdrawal would help ensure rockets did not reach villages in northern Israel that have been targeted with anti-tank missiles and was a compromise seen as more palatable to Hezbollah than a retreat to the Litani, one Western diplomat with knowledge of the two-page proposal said.
Meanwhile, up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops would be deployed in the border region of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah political stronghold where the group’s fighters have long melted into society at times of calm.
France has delivered a formal plan to Beirut aimed at ceasing hostilities with Israel and resolving the disputed Lebanon-Israel border. The paper calls for militants, including Hezbollah’s elite unit, to withdraw 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border.
According to reports, the strategy attempts to put an end to border violence between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces. The hostilities have occurred concurrently with the Gaza war, raising fears of a catastrophic, all-out conflict.
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 delineation of the contentious land border between Lebanon and Israel.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah has rejected formally negotiating a de-escalation until the war in Gaza ends, a position reiterated by a Hezbollah politician in response to questions.
While some details of similar mediation efforts by US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein have been circulating in recent weeks, the full details of the French-written proposal delivered to Lebanon have not previously been reported.
The three-step plan envisages a 10-day process of de-escalation ending with the border negotiations.
One French diplomatic source said the proposal had been put to the governments of Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
France has historical ties with Lebanon. It has 20,000 citizens in the country and some 800 troops as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
The plan proposes Lebanese armed groups and Israel would cease military operations against each other, including Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
Additionally, several non-state groups, including Palestinian factions, have mounted attacks on Israel from south Lebanon during the latest hostilities, though Hezbollah is the dominant power in the area with a fighting force widely seen to outgun the Lebanese army.
The Lebanese armed groups would dismantle all premises and facilities close to the frontier, and withdraw combat forces including Hezbollah’s elite Radwan fighters and military capabilities such as antitank systems at least 10 km north of the frontier, the document proposes.
Report says any such withdrawal could still leave Hezbollah fighters much closer to the border than the 30 km (19 miles) withdrawal to Lebanon’s Litani River, stipulated in a UN resolution that ended a war with Israel in 2006.
The shorter withdrawal would help ensure rockets did not reach villages in northern Israel that have been targeted with anti-tank missiles and was a compromise seen as more palatable to Hezbollah than a retreat to the Litani, one Western diplomat with knowledge of the two-page proposal said.
Meanwhile, up to 15,000 Lebanese army troops would be deployed in the border region of south Lebanon, a Hezbollah political stronghold where the group’s fighters have long melted into society at times of calm.
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