JAKARTA - Lebanon, through US intermediaries, asked Israel to suspend its attacks on its territory ahead of negotiations, according to a report by Axios citing several sources.
The United States supports Lebanon's request and demands that Israel accept it, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not made a decision on the matter, according to the publication, which quoted two sources familiar with the matter.
On Thursday, Netanyahu's office announced he had instructed his cabinet to begin direct negotiations with Lebanon, aimed at disarming the Shiite movement Hezbollah and building peace between the two sides.
Following reports of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US, including a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, Hezbollah suspended operations against Israel.
However, Israel launched a massive air raid on Beirut and cities in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, so the movement retaliated on Thursday.
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