Alissar Boulos, 06/03 00:11 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The visit of US envoy Amos Hochstein to Lebanon on Monday, his third since the onset of the Gaza war on October 7, has sparked widespread debate over both its timing and the topics discussed during his meetings with Lebanese officials. The standout element of this visit is his highly symbolic meeting with opposition MPs, at the Parliament. During ...
05/03 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Ceasefire Palestine Hamas
A meeting was held on Sunday (March 3) in Cairo between officials from Hamas, Qatar and the United States to discuss the Gaza ceasefire agreement. If Israel agrees to the demands of the Palestinian movement and if Tel Aviv obtains – under its conditions – a comprehensive list of the names of surviving Israeli detainees, the ceasefire would ...
This Is Beirut, 04/03 22:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US envoy Amos Hochstein insisted on the need for de-escalation in South Lebanon, asserting that a truce in Gaza will not necessarily extend to Lebanon and that even when limited, war cannot be controlled. Hochstein carried out a marathon visit to Lebanon on Monday—his third since the start of the Gaza war—to continue discussions with Lebanese ...
04/03 22:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hochstein left Lebanon realizing that he does not have a magic wand for a solution and that a sustainable solution may never exist because, for Hezbollah, the issue of its weapons is much more important than the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, as it amounts to a regional role exercised by Iran, and it is not yet time to curb it. Hochstein did not hear ...
This Is Beirut, 04/03 17:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
US envoy Amos Hochstein met with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun Monday afternoon in Yarzeh. Hochstein highlighted the pivotal role of the Lebanese army, especially considering the war in Gaza and the confrontations on the southern Lebanese front. The US envoy insisted that the LAF’s function in the coming ...
This Is Beirut, 04/03 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US envoy Amos Hochstein kicked off his third visit to Lebanon in less than five months on Monday by calling on Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. His round of talks with Lebanese officials included Army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun, caretaker Minister of Water and Energy Walid Fayyad, and former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid ...
04/03 13:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ramadan truce and acceleration of the peace process in the region, or deterioration of the situation in South Lebanon and escalation of conflict as far as an Israeli incursion? All scenarios are on the table, making the mission of American envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut complicated. What’s in store for us? Hochstein is expected to land in ...
This Is Beirut, 04/03 11:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following the firing of an anti-armor rocket from Lebanon towards Margaliot in the Upper Galilee, reports from Israeli media clarified that there was one fatality and seven individuals wounded. Regarding the exchange of fire, the Israeli army fired in the air and at close range at farmers who were spraying pesticides on their crops near the town ...
04/03 08:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
None of the key Lebanese political figures can confirm US President Senior Advisor Amos Hochstein’s agenda during his upcoming visit to Lebanon. However, according to American sources, Hochstein’s expected visit to Lebanon (on Monday) could not be barren of some new information or developments. The question remains: what is the nature ...
This Is Beirut, 02/03 15:37 - Reading : less than a minute
US envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Beirut on Monday for a new round of talks with Lebanese officials focused on ways to restore calm in southern Lebanon in the wake of a possible cease-fire in Gaza, according to local TV station MTV. Hochstein will kick off his talks with a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, whose political ...
This Is Beirut, 17/02 10:28 - Reading : less than a minute
US envoy Amos Hochstein said on Saturday that the Biden administration is doing all it can to limit the spread of the war in southern Lebanon, stressing that "it is important for the inhabitants of border villages to return to their homes." In an interview with CNBC, Hochstein said that "the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border had changed ...
06/02 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Optimism conveyed by the Qatari envoy regarding Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s position on the presidential issue didn’t resonate the way it should have. The cautious hope by the ambassadors of the five-nation group, known as the Quintet (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, US, France and Qatar), about a potential – even modest – breakthrough in the ...