Lebanon and Hezbollah have communicated to Hochstein that they are not ready to accept the border deal at this moment

U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein, during his recent trip to Lebanon, proposed a plan for land border delineation that he believed Israel would agree to, according to a media report. The proposal involved relinquishing all disputed areas in favor of Lebanon, including withdrawing from the northern part of Ghajar and strategic locations in the occupied Shebaa Farms. This plan was to be executed in two phases: firstly, recognizing these territories as Lebanese, and secondly, allowing the U.N. to manage them militarily, as well as oversee their security and social aspects, pending a new political development, as reported by the al-Akhbar newspaper.

However, Lebanese officials and, indirectly, Hezbollah, informed Hochstein that this matter is not open for discussion at present. They emphasized that any negotiations would be deferred until the cessation of hostilities in Gaza and an end to the ongoing Israeli threats against Lebanon, as stated by the newspaper.