📄 France and the US scramble to avoid a greater war in the Middle East
A senior adviser to US President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Monday for meetings to avoid further escalation between Israel and Lebanon, a White House official said on Sunday.
Amos Hochstein will advance efforts to avoid further escalation along the "Blue Line" between Israel and Lebanon, said the official, who did not wish to be identified.
After the relatively heavy exchanges over the past week, Sunday saw a halt in Hezbullah fire, while the Israeli military said that it had carried out several air strikes against the group in southern Lebanon.
The US and France are working on a negotiated settlement to the hostilities along Lebanon's southern border. Hezbollah says it will not halt fire unless Israel stops its military offensive on Gaza.
However, Israel has informed negotiators that if Hezbullah doesn't stop now, stopping after the war ends in Gaza won't be enough and Israel will not accept it then.
A senior adviser to US President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Monday for meetings to avoid further escalation between Israel and Lebanon, a White House official said on Sunday.
Amos Hochstein will advance efforts to avoid further escalation along the "Blue Line" between Israel and Lebanon, said the official, who did not wish to be identified.
After the relatively heavy exchanges over the past week, Sunday saw a halt in Hezbullah fire, while the Israeli military said that it had carried out several air strikes against the group in southern Lebanon.
The US and France are working on a negotiated settlement to the hostilities along Lebanon's southern border. Hezbollah says it will not halt fire unless Israel stops its military offensive on Gaza.
However, Israel has informed negotiators that if Hezbullah doesn't stop now, stopping after the war ends in Gaza won't be enough and Israel will not accept it then.