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Health facilities, schools, water systems, electricity networks, agricultural land and other community infrastructure have suffered extensive damage, making it difficult for residents to rebuild their lives
The proposed law will now be considered by the Cabinet before being sent to President Joseph Aoun for approval. The government has already indicated that it supports the move.
In a joint statement released on Sunday, the mediating parties said the summit had taken place in a "positive and constructive atmosphere" and had produced progress towards future negotiations.
Despite the ceasefire declaration, rescue officials in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh reported at least 12 air strikes after the agreement was meant to have started at 16:00 local time (13:00 GMT), pointing to continued instability on the ground.
Tehran says the attacks violated a ceasefire understanding and international law, warning that it reserves the right to respond using all available means.
It comes as ground troops move ever deeper into Lebanese territory beyond their original demarcation line of the Litani River.
Those killed included three children and three women. Three other people were injured in the same attack, among them a young girl.
The incident comes as the United States says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a shaky 45-day ceasefire following two days of talks in Washington DC. The US State Department announced the extension on Friday, saying the discussions were aimed at reducing tensions along the border.
The Lebanese health ministry said eight of the victims, among them two women and a child, were killed in Haboush in the Nabatieh district. The area had been placed under an evacuation order by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prior to the strikes.
The agreement provides for a 10-day suspension of hostilities, with the possibility of extension if both sides agree and negotiations show progress.
Israel said it was attacking sites connected to Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah militants, one of Tehran's principal allies in the Middle East, after Hezbollah acknowledged launching missiles and drones toward Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The Israeli army said the operation focused on what it described as “Hezbollah command centres” and accused the group of hiding its military assets among civilians. “Hezbollah systematically embeds its assets within the civilian population,” the military said in a statement.