Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati has expressed hope for the implementation of a ceasefire in Lebanon soon amid reports that US officials Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk are hammering out a deal in Israel.
The potential deal comes as Israeli forces continue to conduct heavy airstrikes around Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek, which was subject to a displacement order on Wednesday.
At least 19 people, including eight women, where killed by the intense bombardment.
The negotiations in Lebanon come as Israel continues its besiegement of north Gaza, which has entered its 27th day. The siege has killed at least 1,000 people, according to reports from Palestinian news outlets.
Dawn shelling and airstrikes by Israel have caused casualties in north Gaza's Beit Lahia, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. The agency added that a strike on a car killed four people west of the al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza.