Israeli ceasefire proposal, sources told CNN, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group intensify. The US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, relayed the proposal to the Lebanese government on Thursday night,

US Lebanon envoy Lisa Johnson met mediator Nabih Berri, the Lebanese Parliamentary Speaker, and submitted the US proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a report

The head of Lebanon's largest Christian party said Iran-backed Hezbollah should relinquish its weapons as quickly as possible to end its year-long war with Israel and spare Lebanon further death and destruction.