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Axios: Israel Gives the US its Demands for Ending War in Lebanon

Smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, as Beirut city seen in the background, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, as Beirut city seen in the background, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Axios: Israel Gives the US its Demands for Ending War in Lebanon

Smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, as Beirut city seen in the background, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, as Beirut city seen in the background, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Israel gave the United States a document last week with its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon, Axios reported on Sunday, citing two US officials and two Israeli officials.
Israel has demanded its military forces be allowed to engage in "active enforcement" to make sure Hezbollah doesn't rearm and rebuild its military infrastructure close to the border, Axios reported, citing an Israeli official.
Israel also demanded its air force have freedom of operation in Lebanese air space, the report added.
A US official told Axios it was highly unlikely that Lebanon and the international community would agree to Israel's conditions.
The White House could not be immediately reached outside regular business hours. The US State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The embassies of Israel and Lebanon in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
White House special envoy Amos Hochstein is visiting Beirut on Monday to discuss a diplomatic solution to the conflict, the report added.

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Israel Apologizes for Strike That Killed 3 Lebanese Soldiers

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)
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Israel Apologizes for Strike That Killed 3 Lebanese Soldiers

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on October 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)

The Israeli military apologized on Monday for a strike in southern Lebanon that killed three Lebanese soldiers.

The military said it struck a truck on Sunday that had entered an area where it had previously targeted a Hezbollah truck transporting a launcher and missiles.

The military said soldiers were not aware that the second truck belonged to the Lebanese army.

The military said it is “not operating against the Lebanese Army and apologizes for these unwanted circumstances.”

Lebanon’s army is a respected institution within the country, but it is not powerful enough to impose its will on Hezbollah or defend Lebanon from Israel’s invasion. The army has largely kept to the sidelines as Israel and Hezbollah have traded blows over the past year.

Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon at the beginning of the month and have been operating in a narrow strip along the border. Israeli airstrikes have pounded large areas of the country, targeting what Israel says are Hezbollah sites.

The armed group has fired thousands of rockets, missiles and drones into Israel since Oct. 8, 2023, the day after its ally Hamas launched a surprise attack into Israel, triggering the war in Gaza.