A United States envoy has returned to Beirut, where Lebanese officials are cautiously optimistic about a proposed Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire. The proposal involves both militants and Israeli ground forces withdrawing from a U.N. buffer zone in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah's allies in the Lebanese government have tentatively welcomed the proposal, but details of an agreement remain uncertain. The buffer zone would be monitored by additional U.N. peacekeepers and Lebanese troops, with Israel advocating for a robust enforcement mechanism against Hezbollah threats.
