Israel's Netanyahu backtracked on Hezbollah truce due to political pressure: Haaretz

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed his position regarding a temporary truce agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah, diplomatic sources told Haaretz.

On Wednesday night, the US presented a joint proposal created with France for a 21-day truce agreement between Israel and Hezbollah.

A senior US official said the truce was communicated with both sides in the conflict.

Haaretz reported that Netanyahu had made verbal commitments to the US, but then backtracked on them after facing criticism from factions within his governing coalition.

"The Americans faced something similar with Netanyahu during negotiations over the hostage deal in Gaza," a senior western diplomat told Haaretz.

"He got spooked by the backlash from his own government and made a U-turn midway."