Lebanon's U.S. Embassy says Hezbollah accepted U.S. proposal on 'mutual cessation of attacks'

Key points

• Lebanon's U.S. Embassy said on Monday (June 1, 2026) that Hezbollah had accepted a U.S. proposal for a "mutual cessation of attacks", after Israel threatened more strikes on south Beirut on the eve of a fourth round of Israel-Lebanon negotiations.
• "The Lebanese authorities received confirmation of Hezbollah's acceptance of the U.S. proposal providing for a mutual cessation of attacks," said an Embassy statement published by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's office.
• Follow the West Asia war LIVE It said the confirmation came after a telephone call between Aoun and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
• On Sunday, a senior US official had told AFP that Rubio spoke with Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the ongoing diplomatic negotiations, asserting that Hezbollah must be the first to cease its attacks.
• "Under the proposed arrangement, Israeli strikes on Dahiyeh would cease in exchange for Hezbollah refraining from launching attacks against Israel,...