U.S. believes Israel, Lebanon reach ceasefire deal on Israel-Hezbollah conflict: news website

A senior U.S. official has indicated that Israel and Lebanon have reached a consensus on the terms of a ceasefire agreement to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, U.S. news website AXIOS reported on Monday.

The ceasefire agreement reportedly includes a 60-day transitional period during which Israeli forces will withdraw from southern Lebanon. Concurrently, the Lebanese Armed Forces will deploy to areas near the border, and Hezbollah will relocate its heavy weaponry north of the Litani River.

The agreement also establishes a U.S.-led oversight committee to monitor the truce.

Multiple Israeli media outlets reported that Israel's national security cabinet is scheduled to convene on Tuesday to formally approve the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah. Israel's Channel 12 reported that the text of the ceasefire agreement was finalized on Monday.

According to an exclusive report from MTV Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese government has been informed of the ceasefire with Israel and a formal announcement is anticipated on Tuesday evening.

No official confirmation has been forthcoming from Israeli or Lebanese authorities.

White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said on Monday that with involvement by the U.S. government, discussions toward securing the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire were "constructive" and "the trajectory of this is going in a very positive direction."

Since Sept. 23, the Israeli army has intensified its air attack on Lebanon in an escalation of conflict with Hezbollah. Israel further initiated a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon in early October.

U.S. believes Israel, Lebanon reach ceasefire deal on Israel-Hezbollah conflict: news website

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel in Beijing on Monday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that the bilateral relations have achieved long-term and steady development since the establishment of diplomatic ties more than 50 years ago.

China speaks highly of Luxembourg's positive and practical policy toward China, and stands ready to work with Luxembourg to consolidate political mutual trust, enhance complementarity, create new growth points for green development cooperation, increase people-to-people exchanges and push for further progress in bilateral relations, he said.

Wang noted that next year marks the 50th anniversary of China-EU diplomatic relations. China and the EU are partners not rivals, he said, expressing the hope that the EU side will uphold its strategic autonomy. China is willing to work with Luxembourg to promote the sustained and sound development of China-EU relations, Wang said.

Bettel said that Luxembourg firmly adheres to the one-China principle and looks forward to closer cooperation with China. As one of the founding members of the EU, Luxembourg is willing to enhance EU-China mutual trust and promote EU-China partnership.

Bettel noted that China is a major country worthy of trust, voicing the hope that China will play a bigger role in world peace and stability.

Chinese FM holds talks with deputy PM of Luxembourg