Lebanon says pending ceasefire deal not in jeopardy

The Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed is reporting that Lebanon's objection to Germany and Britain monitoring and enforcing United Nations Resolution 1701, and Israel's objection to France's participation, will not undermine the pending ceasefire agreement.

This follows the return of the US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein to Washington, after days of meetings in Beirut and Tel Aviv. 

Thus far the deal includes a 60-day truce during in which the Israeli army will withdraw from all Lebanese territories, while the Lebanese army will deploy in the south of the country. 

The sticking point remains that Israel wants to keep striking Hezbollah targets as needed, but Hezbollah would not be able to respond. 

Resolution 1701 went into effect in 2006 and put in place UN peacekeeping forces along a designated buffer zone between Israel and Lebanon.