The Israeli government is considering a plan already tabled to end the conflict with Hezbollah or expand the ground operation in southern Lebanon, Israeli media reported.

According to the same sources, a group led by Strategic Affairs Secretary Ron Dermer has drawn up a draft of proposed terms for ending the conflict, calling on the administration to try to do so by building on Israel’s military achievements against Hezbollah in recent years. weeks.

Earlier it was known that Benjamin Netanyahu has convened a security council to consult on the issue. In addition to himself and Dermer, it includes Defense Minister Yoav Gallad, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Mossad Chief David Barnea and Shin Bet Chief Ronen Barr.

Israeli media reports that Halevi strongly supports a negotiated end to the fighting and that there is a belief that an agreement in Lebanon, which would be a separate process from the Gaza one, is now possible.

The Dermer team’s proposal, which was drawn up with input from the security service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, includes:

  • An improved version of UN Resolution 1701 (which ended the Lebanon War in 2006), which would require Hezbollah fighters to withdraw north of the Litani River
  • Strong deployment of the Lebanese Army on the border
  • An international mechanism for monitoring and enforcing the agreed terms
  • Guaranteed IDF freedom of operations if there are ‘threats to be eliminated’
  • Preventing Hezbollah from rearming in the future
  • A 60-day ceasefire during which the agreement will be finalized

Israeli media report that it is unclear whether Netanyahu will choose to adopt the proposal of Dermer, one of the Israeli prime minister’s most trusted advisers. Netanyahu is said to have previously consulted with ministers, including far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.