United States envoy Amos Hochstein is due to visit the Lebanese capital Beirut “imminently” after Lebanon responded “positively” to a US-backed proposal to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday.

US special envoy Amos Hochstein is due to arrive in Lebanon on Tuesday to discuss the proposal, according to the LBCI site.

Five people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut as Lebanon, Hezbollah agreed to a US ceasefire plan.

Tel Aviv expects significant progress in cease-fire talks with Lebanon during the next week, coinciding with Hochstein's visit,’ says Israeli broadcasting authority - Anadolu Ajansı

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 Israel’s air attacks across the country.

By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -A U.S. envoy is due in Lebanon on Tuesday for talks on a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, with Beirut positive about Washington's efforts to end the war but seeking changes to how a truce would be monitored,

Efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, with Lebanon's government expected to respond to a draft deal presented by the US, amid an escalation of Israel’s air attacks across the country.