Lebanon's U.S. Embassy says Hezbollah accepted U.S. proposal on 'mutual cessation of attacks'

Lebanon's U.S. Embassy said connected Monday (June 1, 2026) that Hezbollah had accepted a U.S. connection for a "mutual cessation of attacks", aft Israel threatened much strikes connected southbound Beirut connected the eve of a 4th circular of Israel-Lebanon negotiations.

"The Lebanese authorities received confirmation of Hezbollah's acceptance of the U.S. connection providing for a communal cessation of attacks," said an Embassy connection published by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's office.

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It said the confirmation came aft a telephone telephone betwixt Aoun and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

On Sunday, a elder US authoritative had told AFP that Rubio spoke with Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu astir the ongoing diplomatic negotiations, asserting that Hezbollah indispensable beryllium the archetypal to cease its attacks.

"Under the projected arrangement, Israeli strikes connected Dahiyeh would cease successful speech for Hezbollah refraining from launching attacks against Israel, with the ceasefire model to beryllium expanded to encompass each Lebanese territory," the embassy connection added, referring to Beirut's confederate suburbs.

Subsequently, US President Donald Trump "called the Lebanese ambassador to the United States and indicated that helium had secured Prime Minister Netanyahu's statement to the projected arrangement", the connection added.

Lebanon's ambassador "relayed the result of the discussions to President Aoun, who successful crook communicated it to Hezbollah", the connection said, adding that negotiations connected Tuesday and Wednesday "will proceed to sermon this progress".

This week's negotiations successful Washington are the 4th circular since April, erstwhile Lebanon and Israel, who person nary diplomatic relations, began landmark nonstop talks which Hezbollah powerfully opposes.

They besides travel aft subject delegations from the 2 countries held information talks astatine the Pentagon past week.

On Sunday, the elder US authoritative had told AFP connected information of anonymity that to beforehand the talks, "the United States projected a wide sequence: Hezbollah indispensable halt each attacks connected Israel. In return, Israel would refrain from escalation successful Beirut".

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