US envoy says 'no more time to waste' on Gaza ceasefirein Beirut

US special envoy Amos Hochstein met with Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Government Palace in Beirut on Wednesday.

His Lebanon trip came a day before ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel are set to resume. He told a news conference that he and parliament speaker Nabih Berri discussed "the framework agreement that's on the table for a Gaza ceasefire, and they agreed there is no more time to waste and there's no more valid excuses from any party for any further delay".