American envoy,Amos Hochstein during a press briefing in Beirut, after his meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Ain al-Tineh, Tuesday June 18, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Azakir/Reuters)
“The conflict along the Blue Line between Israel and Hezbollah has gone on for long enough. It is in everyone’s interest to resolve it quickly and diplomatically — that is both achievable and urgent. The situation is serious,” said Amos Hochstein in what seemed to be a final warning message during a brief visit to Beirut on Tuesday. Hochstein first spoke with Army Chief Joseph Aoun, then with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib.The US envoy made it abundantly clear that the reason he had stopped off in Beirut on his way from Tel Aviv was to reiterate, this time in a more alarmist but also more categorical tone, that the US wants to prevent a greater war between the two parties, and that it might no longer be able to calm Tel Aviv’s tenacity.Israeli media...
“The conflict along the Blue Line between Israel and Hezbollah has gone on for long enough. It is in everyone’s interest to resolve it quickly and diplomatically — that is both achievable and urgent. The situation is serious,” said Amos Hochstein in what seemed to be a final warning message during a brief visit to Beirut on Tuesday. Hochstein first spoke with Army Chief Joseph Aoun, then with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib.The US envoy made it abundantly clear that the reason he had stopped off in Beirut on his way from Tel Aviv was to reiterate, this time in a more alarmist but also more categorical tone, that the US wants to prevent a greater war between the two parties, and that it might no longer be able to calm Tel Aviv’s...
