Residents inspect damage at the site of a night time Israeli air strike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs, Oct. 25, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
American diplomatic activity has intensified in the run-up to the presidential election, aiming to obtaining a cease-fire, a partial agreement or a truce: From U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein's visit to Beirut and his contacts with the Israelis, to his trip to Paris, where he held meetings with French officials to discuss ways of ending hostilities in Lebanon and moving towards a political solution, to the efforts of Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken traveled extensively between Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, before meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in London. “The objective of the U.S. administration is to obtain a truce that will allow the elections to go ahead,” said a Western diplomatic source. “Contacts have therefore intensified with a view to freeing the Israeli hostages who hold American nationality and who are...
American diplomatic activity has intensified in the run-up to the presidential election, aiming to obtaining a cease-fire, a partial agreement or a truce: From U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein's visit to Beirut and his contacts with the Israelis, to his trip to Paris, where he held meetings with French officials to discuss ways of ending hostilities in Lebanon and moving towards a political solution, to the efforts of Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken traveled extensively between Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, before meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in London. “The objective of the U.S. administration is to obtain a truce that will allow the elections to go ahead,” said a Western diplomatic source. “Contacts have therefore intensified with a view to freeing the Israeli hostages who hold American nationality and who...
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