French foreign minister presents proposal to calm Lebanon tensions to Israel

French Foreign Minister Stephane Serjoune said French officials are presenting the proposals made to Lebanese officials to calm tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.

"A number of proposals that we made to the Lebanese side have been shared [with you]," he said ahead of a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Jerusalem

"We have a relationship with Lebanon, 20,000 citizens there and the war in 2006 was particularly dramatic for them," he added.

Sejourne was in Lebanon on Sunday where he met with several Lebanese officials, including some close to Hezbollah. He said he saw progress in the responses from Lebanese authorities.

The proposals are based on UN Resolution 1701, says Sejourne. The resolution calls for Hezbollah to disarm south of the Litani River and for Israeli to fully withdraw from Lebanese territories. Lebanon accused Israel in the past of violating the resolution on thousands of occasions.