As we have reported, Israel’s cabinet will vote today on a proposal for an initial 60-day truce between its military and Hezbollah.

Under the proposal, Israeli soldiers would withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah would withdraw its fighters and weapons south of the Litani River, which is about 30 kilometers from the Lebanon-Israel border.

Hezbollah fighters present in this area would be replaced by troops from the Lebanese army.

Among the details of the agreement are a mutual ceasefire and the absence of an Israeli-occupied buffer zone in southern Lebanon, Israel’s Channel 12 reports.

Channel 12 also claims that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will maintain a presence in Lebanon for up to 60 days, and that the Lebanese government will oversee the purchase and production of weapons in the country as that its army will replace the Israeli army when it withdraws.

The United States will lead a five-nation committee to monitor the ceasefire and will reportedly issue a letter recognizing Israel’s right to attack Lebanon if Hezbollah is seen to be violating the agreement. .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepts the agreement “in principle”, externalreports the Times of Israel. Lebanese Parliament Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab told Reuters there were “no serious obstacles” to the deal “unless Netanyahu changes his mind.”