Russian connection
Saar, addressing a Jerusalem news conference, said, Israel was working with United States on a ceasefire.
Israel wants Hezbollah north of the Litani river - some 20 miles (30 km) from the border - and unable to rearm.

He said a basic principle for any agreement had to be that Hezbollah would not be able to bring weapons into Lebanon from Syria.

Reuters quoted him as saying,
“It is vital to the success of any arrangement in Lebanon”

“And the Russians are, as you know, present in Syria And if they are in agreement with this principle, I think they can contribute effectively to this objective”

Russia deployed forces into Syria nearly a decade ago to support President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war there.
Hezbollah also sent fighters to help Assad, and carved out big sway on the ground alongside other Iran-backed groups.

Syria is widely seen as a major conduit for Iran to supply weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Israel has struck targets in Syria regularly during the conflict.