Lebanon-Israel ceasefire plans in doubt following Hezbollah's rejection

<article data-history-node-id="441704" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-plans-doubt-following-hezbollahs-rejection" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-plans-doubt-following-hezbollahs-rejection" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Lebanon-Israel ceasefire plans in doubt following Hezbollah's rejection</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us" target="_blank">US</a>-backed proposal to halt fighting between&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>&nbsp;has been met with immediate uncertainty, with Lebanese officials saying its implementation depends on Hezbollah’s approval and lacks a clear enforcement mechanism.</p> <p>It followed two days of US-brokered direct talks between Lebanese and Israeli representatives, the fourth round of such negotiations to be held in Washington.</p> <p>The talks produced a declaration calling for the implementation of a ceasefire and the creation of pilot zones in south Lebanon where the Lebanese Armed Forces would assume exclusive control, excluding all non-state actors.</p> <p>But a senior official close to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told Middle East Eye that the text “has no implementation mechanism” and that the entire process now hinges on Hezbollah’s response.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-plan-doubt-hezbollah-rejection">Lebanon-Israel ceasefire plans in doubt following Hezbollah's rejection</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Lebanese Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh, right, and US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the US State Department in Washington, DC, 3 June 2026 (Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="40c26f62-f867-4b44-bcf9-b72c88168c61" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/Lebanese%20Ambassador%20to%20the%20US%20Nada%20Hamadeh%20and%20US%20Ambassador%20to%20Lebanon%20Michel%20Issa%20attend%20a%20meeting%20between%20Israeli%20and%20Lebanese%20delegations%20hosted%20by%20the%20US%2C%20at%20the%20State%20Department%20in%20Washington%2C%20D.C.%2C%203%20June%202026%20%28Reuters%29.jpg" width="2200" height="1243" alt="Lebanese Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh, right, and US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the US State Department in Washington, DC, 3 June 2026 (Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Lebanese Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh, right, and US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the US State Department in Washington, DC, 3 June 2026 (Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>