Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said in a speech released on Wednesday (November 20) that his group had reviewed and given feedback on a U.S.-drafted ceasefire proposal to end fighting with Israel, and that a halt to hostilities was now in Israel's hands.
"Do we expect these negotiations to lead to a ceasefire and a cessation of aggression quickly? No one can guarantee, because the issue is linked to the Israeli response and the seriousness that Netanyahu has," says Qassem.
Qassem added that the group was allowing ceasefire talks to continue and watching if they produced results. He made his comments in a pre-recorded address aired a few hours after U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said he would head to Israel from Beirut in an attempt to close a deal on a halt to hostilities.
U.N. Security Council resolution 1701 requires the Lebanese state to have a monopoly on arms in the area between border and the Litani River. This means Hezbollah should have no military presence near the frontier.
Israel has long complained the resolution was not implemented and Hezbollah remained armed at the border. Lebanon also accused Israel of regularly violating the resolution.
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