US envoy Amos Hochstein introduced new 'amendments' to Security Council resolution 1701: Report

US envoy Amos Hochstein presented several “amendments” to UN Security Council resolution 1701 during his meetings with Lebanese officials, Al-Akhbar news, a site seen as close to Hezbollah, reported on Tuesday. 

According to the report, Hochstein floated several "amendments" that would widen the scope of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

Notably, the proposal would see UN peacekeepers deploy north of the Litani river. 

It also called on peacekeepers to deploy along the Lebanese coasts from south to north, including Lebanese ports, with beefed-up authority to inspect ships arriving in Lebanon. 

Hochstein’s proposals also outlined an amendment for peacekeepers to establish watchtowers on the Lebanese-Syrian border.