Ali Hasan Khalil, advisor to Lebanese Parliament president Nabiha Berri, told Reuters' agency that Lebanon had handed over a written consequence to last week's proposal to suspend weapons to the US Ambassador to Beirut. This is the most serious step towards ending fights so far," Khalil noted. Berri is considered an ally of Hezbollah and an intermediary in dealing with this organization. The US Embassy and the Israeli government have not commented on these reports so far.