This Is Beirut, 2024-02-05 14:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US envoy Amos Hochstein visited Israel over the weekend as part of a new regional tour. Hochstein is also set to visit Lebanon, aiming for a “diplomatic agreement to defuse tensions on Israel’s northern border.” This border has been witnessing a relentless exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel since October 8. According to Israeli ...
2024-01-28 23:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein, Special Advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, announced on CBS News that he is "supposed to return soon to the region" to continue efforts for a restoration of calm at the southern border between Lebanon and Israel. He stated that the "window for diplomacy is still there”, adding, "the status-quo of where we are now can't last ...
2024-01-23 08:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Contrary to what is being said in the “Resistance” milieu—as stated by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, garnering Lebanon’s official approval by way of its caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati—when it comes to linking Lebanon’s fate to Gaza’s, Arab and Western envoys visiting Lebanon (some in private for security ...
2024-01-17 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
A plethora of solutions were proposed following the outbreak of the war in Gaza, sparked by Hamas’ “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation. The aim is to halt the killing machine annihilating the lives of civilians, over 23,000 of them so far. The latest suggestion came from Qatar. It provides for the exchange of hostages and detainees between Israel and ...
2024-01-11 23:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US envoy Amos Hochstein received no indication from Beirut that calm in southern Lebanon would be reinstated before a ceasefire in Gaza. Hochstein realized that his counterparts within the Lebanese government were nothing more than mere messengers for Hezbollah. The Shiite formation is adamant about pursuing its assaults against the Israeli army, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-11 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein, US President Joe Biden's Special Advisor on Energy Affairs, left Lebanon Thursday evening, following inconclusive talks with Lebanese officials on de-escalating confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel in south Lebanon. According to information received by This is Beirut, Hochstein’s proposals for easing tensions in southern ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-11 13:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The risk of escalation persists on Lebanon's southern border as US envoy Amos Hochstein arrives in Beirut on a new mission to prevent the war in Gaza from spreading to Lebanon and to relaunch discussions on the delimitation of the land border with the Hebrew state. Two civils from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Association were killed on ...
Rémi Amalvy, 2024-01-10 19:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein, US President Joe Biden's Diplomatic and Senior Advisor for Energy and Investment, is expected to return to Lebanon on January 10 or 11, at the latest, to engage in discussions over the ongoing confrontations in southern Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel and actively work towards finding solutions. As part of his new mission in ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-10 17:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab expressed his "fervent hope that the visit of US envoy Amos Hochstein, normally scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) in Lebanon, will contribute to taking a step towards stability." Bou Saab made these remarks on Wednesday at the end of his visit to Ain al-Tineh, where he met with Parliament ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-09 22:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein, the American mediator in charge of negotiations to demarcate the maritime borders between Lebanon and Israel, should arrive in Beirut on Thursday to hold talks with Lebanese officials after visiting Israel last week, according to Al-Jadeed. Diplomatic sources explained to Al-Jadeed that Hochstein's visit is not a threatening ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-09 11:04 - Reading : less than a minute
Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab met with US envoy Amos Hochstein on Monday in Rome before his expected visit to Beirut on Thursday, according to local TV station MTV. Amos Hochstein is coming to Beirut to reportedly convey a message from Israel, which mainly consists of a request for a ceasefire in South Lebanon, as well as a request for immediate ...
2024-01-09 07:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon is stuck in the limbo of war and peace as the United States endeavors to spare it and Israel the catastrophes of a full-fledged war. The Lebanese central authority holds Israel accountable to justify its incapacity to impose peace and stability in Lebanon, but the Americans and Europeans are adamant: Hezbollah is responsible for the ...