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Sources close to the negotiation process assured Reuters on Monday that the leaders of the United States and France, Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron, should announce an agreement for a ceasefire between the Shiite radicals of Hezbollah and the state government. of Israel. At the official level, however, both Lebanon’s interim government in Beirut and Biden Administration spokespeople have demonstrated cautious optimism. Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the US State Department, told reporters that “there was no agreement yet” but that “there has been progress in negotiations.” The possible agreement did not receive any comment from the Prime Minister of Israel. But Benjamin Netanyahu made reference to a possible understanding a few days ago. Still, Israel wants an agreement with Hezbollah to require the withdrawal of the movement’s military presence north of the Litani River. The radical Shiite movement, for its part, wants a total and permanent withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon.
