A man looks at destroyed houses amid an ongoing search for survivors, a day after an Israeli strike on residential buildings in Maaysrah, north of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sept. 26. (Credit: Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters)
As has often been the case during the sputtering cease-fire negotiations between Hamas and Israel in the last year, today's fledgling cease-fire negotiations between Hezbollah and Israel were mired in conflicting statements, revocation, and diplomatic mayhem.Last night, Israel's number one ally and military support, the United States, along with France, presented their proposal for an immediate but temporary 21-day cease-fire to the United National General Assembly. Today, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom all signed a joint statement supporting the cease-fire proposal, the intention of which is to allow space for the diplomacy necessary to reach a settlement consistent with Resolution 1701, which calls for...
As has often been the case during the sputtering cease-fire negotiations between Hamas and Israel in the last year, today's fledgling cease-fire negotiations between Hezbollah and Israel were mired in conflicting statements, revocation, and diplomatic mayhem.Last night, Israel's number one ally and military support, the United States, along with France, presented their proposal for an immediate but temporary 21-day cease-fire to the United National General Assembly. Today, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom all signed a joint statement supporting the cease-fire proposal, the intention of which is to allow space for the diplomacy necessary to reach a settlement consistent with Resolution 1701, which calls for...