A possible ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah has emerged. Here’s what to expect

LONDON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet on Tuesday and hold a vote on a ceasefire deal that could end more than a year of fighting on the Israeli-Lebanese border, an Israeli official told ABC News. The cabinet is expected to approve the US-brokered deal.

Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah fire continued, however. Airstrikes again rocked Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiya on Tuesday, with the Israel Defense Forces reporting “large-scale” attacks on the area shortly after issuing several evacuation orders. Another IDF strike hit a building in the central Basta neighborhood, which was also the subject of a massive airstrike on Saturday.

The Israeli military reported Monday that at least 250 projectiles were fired into Israel, as Hezbollah claimed multiple cross-border attacks against Israeli targets Tuesday morning.

An Israeli source with knowledge of the details of the deal told ABC News that the 60-day ceasefire would see all Israeli forces withdraw from Lebanon in stages, with Hezbollah withdrawing beyond the Litani River, approximately 30 kilometers north of the Israeli border.

Troops from the Lebanese Armed Forces – with the help of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon – will deploy to the south of the country to ensure that Hezbollah does not re-enter the area between the Israeli border and the Litani, said The source.

The United States will oversee the withdrawal of Hezbollah and will also lead a committee – joined by French and Arab partners – to monitor and verify the implementation of the ceasefire, the Israeli source added.

The ceasefire should come into force shortly after the announcement of the agreement, i.e. as early as Wednesday morning. The two Israeli sources involved in the talks who spoke to ABC News said the proposal had near unanimous agreement within the security cabinet, although far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben -Gvir, should vote against. His opposition will not torpedo the agreement.

A side deal between the United States and Israel, however, suggests that any agreement will not necessarily mean an end to all fighting.

The Israeli source familiar with the deal said the United States promised to support Israel’s right to strike anywhere in Lebanon against “critical” or “immediate” threats from Hezbollah or other groups. activists.

However, a possible ceasefire agreement would constitute a major diplomatic success after nearly 14 months of war and nearly 4,000 deaths in total – the vast majority Lebanese – on both sides of the common border.

Tens of thousands of Israelis have fled their homes in the north of the country, while a quarter of the Lebanese population, around 1.2 million people, have been placed under IDF evacuation orders.

U.S. officials have hinted at progress but declined to confirm details of a possible deal.

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters at a press briefing Monday that the outcome of the talks depends “on the parties, not us.”

“We don’t think we’ve reached an agreement yet,” Miller said. “We think we are close to an agreement. We think we have closed the gap considerably, but there are still steps to be taken, but we hope we can get there.”

White House National Security spokesman John Kirby was equally cautious. “We think this development is going in a very positive direction,” he told reporters on Monday.

“But again, nothing is done until everything is done. Nothing is negotiated until everything is negotiated. And you know, we have to keep working to get this done so that we can truly achieve the ceasefire we have worked so long and hard for.”

ABC News’ Jordana Miller, Joe Simonetti, Ghazi Balkiz, Joe Simonetti, Chris Boccia and Cheyenne Haslett contributed to this report.