While the deal is expected to receive majority support within the cabinet, it remains unpopular in the PM’s right-wing base and beyond, with even commentators on the staunchly pro-Netanyahu Channel 14

BEIRUT − Lebanon and the militant group Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal and made some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end weeks of fighting and Israeli bombardments.

Lebanon said an Israeli air strike in the heart of Beirut that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city killed at least 15 people on Saturday.