Lebanon ceasefire deal said to be reached

Lebanese and Israeli officials reached an agreement on the terms of a ceasefire deal that would put an end to the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, Axios reported on Monday, citing a United States official. “We think we have a deal. We are on the goal line but we haven’t passed it yet. The Israeli cabinet needs to approve the deal on Tuesday and something can always go wrong until then,” the official stressed. The agreement will include a US-led monitoring committee to oversee implementation and address violations. On Sunday, Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a ceasefire deal “in principle,” adding that several agreement issues are still to be resolved. Furthermore, Israel’s Channel 12 said that the Israeli military told Netanyahu that the time was right for a ceasefire since it had achieved its goal of destroying Hezbollah’s infrastructure on the Israel-Lebanon border.