Ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could be reached 'within days'

Smoke rises between buildings hit in a Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on November 17 - (AP)

The Israeli ambassador to Washington has said a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached "within days".

Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday that there remained "points to finalise" and that any deal required agreement from the government.