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US envoy says wants end to Israel-Hezbollah conflict 'as soon as possible'

22 October 2024
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2024-10-22 11:08

US envoy Amos Hochstein has said it is not in Lebanon's interests to link its fate to other conflicts, saying the United States wants to end the Israel-Hezbollah war "as soon as possible".

Hochstein arrived in Beirut earlier for talks with Lebanese officials on conditions for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, as Israel expanded its air campaign on the group's assets overnight. Hochstein also said that a UN Security Council resolution that ended the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict would be the basis of a new ceasefire, but would require more than just commitments from the warring parties.

 

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