Lebanese government sources told Al Jazeera that Hezbollah has submitted its comments on the US draft to Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, while US envoy Amos Hochstein is expected to head to Beirut tomorrow, Tuesday, to hold talks on a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Lebanese government sources told Al Jazeera that Hezbollah is dealing openly with the American draft for a ceasefire.

For his part, an official Lebanese source told Al Jazeera that Lebanon is open to the content of the draft American proposal and is dealing with it positively and is seeking to put the final touches on it, noting that the proposal aims to build an implementation plan for a ceasefire.

The source confirmed that Lebanon is dealing with the draft American proposal based on the reference of Resolution 1701, and does not object to strengthening the work of the tripartite committee tasked with monitoring the ceasefire and implementing this resolution, provided that it is preceded by an Israeli withdrawal and the deployment of the Lebanese army.

The source confirmed that the comments on the draft will be discussed with Hochstein upon his arrival in Beirut.

Visit Hochstein

Hochstein is expected to head to Beirut tomorrow, Tuesday, before heading to Israel the day after tomorrow, Wednesday, as part of the efforts being made to reach a ceasefire agreement.

Israel's Channel 12 said that Hochstein's scheduled visit to Israel on Wednesday indicates progress in the ceasefire negotiations.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation quoted political sources as saying, "Tel Aviv expects significant progress in the ceasefire talks with Lebanon, during the coming week, coinciding with Hochstein's visit."

For its part, the Israeli "Kan" channel revealed some details of the draft settlement agreement between Lebanon and Israel, and indicated that the proposal stipulates the placement of 5,000 Lebanese soldiers in the southern regions of the country, a pledge from Israel not to attack Lebanon, and the re-demarcation of the land borders between the two countries.

On Friday, the Broadcasting Authority said that Israel is awaiting a Lebanese response to the American proposal for a ceasefire within a few days.

The proposal, according to the Broadcasting Authority, includes Hezbollah and Israel's commitment to Security Council Resolution 1701, and the deployment of the Lebanese army as the sole armed force in southern Lebanon, alongside UNIFIL forces.

It also includes preventing the rearmament of unofficial armed groups in Lebanon, and that any sale of weapons to Lebanon or their production within it will be under the supervision of the Lebanese government.

It includes granting the Lebanese security forces the powers to “supervise the entry of weapons across the Lebanese border, supervise facilities not recognized by the government that produce weapons, dismantle them, and dismantle any armed infrastructure that does not abide by the obligations contained in the agreement.”

According to the Broadcasting Authority, the American proposal also includes Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon within 7 days to be replaced by the Lebanese army under international supervision, in addition to disarming armed groups south of the Litani River within 60 days of signing the agreement.

It is noteworthy that since September 23, Israel has expanded the scope of its war on Lebanon to include most areas, including the capital, through air strikes. The occupation army also began a ground invasion of the south.

According to official Lebanese data, the Israeli aggression resulted in a total of 3,445 martyrs and 14,599 wounded, including a large number of children and women, in addition to about 1.4 million displaced persons.

In a related context, former member of the Israeli War Council, Benny Gantz, said that the condition of any Israeli agreement with Lebanon is absolute freedom of action for the Israeli army in return for any breach of the agreement by Hezbollah.