The United States is attempting to transform the monitoring committee for the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement into a fully civilian committee featuring Israeli and Lebanese ministers under American sponsorship, modeled after Israel-Syria negotiations, according to a report this morning by the Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar. Al-Akhbar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, stated that the proposed committee would adopt the same format as the negotiations between Israel and Syria. The report emerged during the reporting window from 7:15 AM to 10:15 AM UTC on January 23, 2026. No official confirmation from US, Israeli, or Lebanese authorities was available in the sources reviewed during this three-hour period.
