While the exchanges of fire continue on both sides, with unabated intensity, at the diplomatic level the processes for a ceasefire in Lebanon are feverish.

Israelis and Americans discuss a draft of the agreement, while the new leader of Hezbollah, Naim Kasemsaid on Wednesday that his Iranian-backed movement could continue the war “for months” – until the end of Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip against Hamas.

At the same time, however, he declared his willingness to close ceasefire agreement with Israel ‘conditional’underlining that no serious proposal for this has been put on the table.

Israel’s government is demanding that Hezbollah withdraw its fighters from southern Lebanon, deploy the Lebanese army along the border and take over an international mechanism to oversee the implementation of the ceasefire.

For its part, Israel will cease operations against military and government targets

At the same time, two White House officials, Amos Hochstein, President Biden’s envoy for Lebanon, and Brett McGurk, White House Middle East representative, went to Israel yesterday to try to secure the achievement progress, with a view to ending hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

THE Hockstein “hinted” that the conclusion of a cease-fire agreement may be possible before the presidential elections in the US, next Tuesday November 5th.

For his part, the Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati he stated “moderately optimistic” and how to hope that war will end ‘in hours or days’ that are coming.

Since September 23, Israel has been launching massive aerial bombardments in Lebanon against Hezbollah, and since September 30, it has been conducting ground operations in the southern part of Lebanese territory.

More than 1,780 people have been killed in Lebanon since September 23, according to an AFP count based on official data.

Israel continues to bombard Hamas in Gaza, as countries mediating the indirect talks prepare to propose a ceasefire of less than “one month” that would include the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and increasing humanitarian aid.