BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Presidential Palace was awaiting the response of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a close Hezbollah ally, to the ceasefire framework outlined in Thursday’s joint Lebanese-Israeli declaration issued after a new round of US-mediated negotiations. Berri’s reaction was mixed, backing some elements while rejecting others.

It comes days after Israel signalled a major escalation in its ongoing invasion of southern Lebanon.

Lebanon and Israel agree a conditional ceasefire after US-brokered talks in Washington, as wider US-Iran tensions, drone strikes and war powers clashes intensify.