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.

Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel, with some reservations, according to a senior Lebanese official. Describing

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was no evidence that Hezbollah would respect any ceasefire deal

STORY: Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Israel, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, as Beirut residents grapple with intensifying Israeli strikes.Ali Hassan Khalil described the effort as the most serious yet to end the fighting.

A day ahead of US Middle East envoy Amos Hochstein’s visit to Lebanon, a senior Lebanese official said that Hezbollah has agreed to the US proposal for ceasefire with Israel

There are signs of progress on at least one front of the conflict in the Middle East. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest on reports of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Iran’s supreme leader is said to be pushing Hezbollah towards a ceasefire with Israel as US mediators head to Lebanon to try to broker a deal.

Efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, with a US envoy expected to return to Lebanon for talks over a possible deal, amid an escalation of Israels

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group's chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, a hospital director there told The Associated Press.