The proposed 60-day truce would see Israeli forces withdraw from Lebanon, and Hezbollah move away from the border.

Israel’s security Cabinet, meeting Tuesday afternoon, was expected to approve the proposal, which Lebanese officials have said Hezbollah also supports.

Israeli strikes pounded a densely-populated part of the Lebanese capital and its southern suburbs on Tuesday, hours ahead of an anticipated announcement of a ceasefire ending hostilities between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

Israel strikes building in central Beirut, issues new evacuation warnings ahead of expected vote on ceasefire deal

Multiple explosions were seen in Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday morning, as Group of Seven and Arab ministers awaited news from Israeli officials on the proposed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah.

The death toll from the strike on a multi-storey building in central Beirut's Basta district is expected to rise.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the strongest Iranian-backed force in the region , would likely significantly calm regional tensions that have led to fears of a direct,

Israel’s air force has carried out massive strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, a hotbed of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement, ahead of a possible ceasefire to end the fighting in Lebanon. Dozens of airstrikes simultaneously hit the Dahiyeh suburbs.

The images of the strikes surfaced approximately an hour and a half after IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings to residents.