Lebanon will come up with a plan on August 31 to convince Hezbollah to disarm, US Special Envoy for Syria and Lebanon Thomas Barrack said on Tuesday.
Israel will give a counterproposal when it receives Lebanon's plan, Barrack said after meeting with the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut.
"What Israel is saying is they do not want to occupy Lebanon and would be happy to withdraw from Lebanon, as soon as we see what the plans are for dismantling Hezbollah."
"Israel is ready to act step by step," said Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus.
"It's small steps with the Lebanese government. Every step the Lebanese government takes, we will encourage the Israeli government to act in the same way."
Past talks on calming Israeli-Lebanese tensions
On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out the possibility of a phased IDF withdrawal from Lebanon, as well as a rolling back of air force strikes there, should Hezbollah agree to the Lebanese government’s order to disarm.
It was earlier reported that Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer informed Barrack that Israel would agree to gradually stop targeted assassination attempts and strikes, and would withdraw from several key points in southern Lebanon, but insisted that several villages on the border remain evacuated to act as a buffer zone.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.