A US envoy has returned to Beirut, where Lebanese officials have tentatively welcomed a proposal for an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, while in the Gaza Strip there was no such optimism, with the looting of nearly 100 aid trucks by armed men worsening an already severe food crisis.

Lebanese officials have tentatively welcomed a proposal for a ceasefire, which would entail both Hezbollah and Israeli ground forces withdrawing from a UN buffer zone in southern Lebanon

Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a US ceasefire proposal that would end the year-long conflict between the terror group and Israel, a top Lebanese official said.

The recent attacks are seen as part of Israel’s strategy to force Hezbollah and Lebanon to agree to a ceasefire, and an indication that it is prepared to expand its offensive by killing non-military members of the group and striking places outside areas where the movement has a strong presence, possibly to stir anti-Hezbollah sentiment.