U.S. Envoy Visits Lebanon, Seeking Truce Between Israel and Hezbollah

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, said an end to the fighting was “within our grasp” after meeting in Beirut with Lebanon’s Parliament speaker, a key interlocutor with Hezbollah.

World - The New York Times - 7 hours ago

U.S. envoy in Beirut for talks after Lebanon and Hezbollah approve truce draft

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.

U.S. envoy says there is "real opportunity" to end fighting between Israel, Hezbollah

U.S. Envoy Amos Hochstein says there is a real opportunity to bring the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to an end, saying an end to hostilities is "within our grasp." CBS News senior foreign ...

US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is 'within our grasp' as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein says an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after meeting with officials in Lebanon

World - ABC News - 5 hours ago

Israel keeps up fierce Lebanon bombardment and awaits Hezbollah response on truce proposal

BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike flattened a building near one of Beirut’s busiest traffic junctions Friday, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel kept up its intensified bombardment even as ...

Seek an Israel-Lebanon peace treaty, not an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire

The democratically elected Lebanese government did not authorize Hezbollah to initiate this war against Israel.

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal

A U.S. envoy has held talks in Beirut with Lebanese officials about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war

World - ABC News - 6 hours ago

Blinken urges Netanyahu to seek truces in Lebanon, Gaza

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Blinken urges Netanyahu to seek truces in Lebanon, Gaza Secretary ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Blinken Presses Israel for Truces in Gaza and Lebanon

The U.S. secretary of state, visiting Israel, said the killing of Hamas’s leader last week could create an opening for peace, and he pushed the Israeli prime minister to allow more aid into Gaza.

World - The New York Times - October 23

Top Iranian official holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Israel Strikes Hezbollah-Affiliated Financial Institution in Lebanon

Branches of Al-Qard al-Hasan, which functions as Hezbollah’s de facto banking arm but also operates as an alternative bank for Lebanese, were targeted around Beirut and across the country’s south ...

World - The New York Times - October 21

Israel continues attacks on Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah

World - Yahoo News - November 10

Lebanese flee ancient city of Baalbek as Israel attacks

IDF offensive against Hizbollah continues while US struggles to negotiate end to war

World - Financial Times - October 30

Mideast Crisis Updates: Israel Carries Out Another Round of Strikes Near Lebanese Capital

The attacks followed claims from the Israeli military that Hezbollah was operating a command center beneath a hospital in a densely populated neighborhood near Beirut.

World - The New York Times - October 22

U.S. Tries to End War in Lebanon That Biden Envoy Calls ‘Out of Control’

Israel and Hezbollah say they will keep up attacks in an escalating conflict that has devastated Gaza, is causing misery in Lebanon and could draw Iran deeper into the fighting.

World - The New York Times - October 22

Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Leader

Hashem Safieddine was widely seen as a potential successor to his cousin, Hassan Nasrallah, the armed group’s former leader whom Israel also killed in September. There was no immediate confirmation ...

World - The New York Times - October 23

Blinken urges Israel to seek enduring deal, as officials say a limited cease-fire has been discussed

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” in Gaza after its tactical victories against Hamas

World - ABC News - October 23

Israel strikes banks across Lebanon to hit Hezbollah's finances

ZOUK MOSBEH, Lebanon — The Israeli military hit bank branches across Lebanon overnight to target Hezbollah’s finances, expanding its offensive in an assault that sparked panic as the U.S. launched ...

Israel says more strikes are coming against a Hezbollah-run financial institution

Israel says it is planning to carry out more strikes in Lebanon against a Hezbollah-run financial institution that it targeted the night before

World - ABC News - October 21

What is the Hezbollah-linked financial institution Israel is targeting in Lebanon?

The Israeli military has carried out a wave of airstrikes targeting branches of a financial institution affiliated with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, saying the quasi-banking system is being used to fund ...

World - ABC News - October 21

Hundreds of thousands displaced in Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Israel's air and ground campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah forces has left hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Lebanon, including refugees who escaped the war in Syria. CBS News ...

Israel Calls for New Lebanon Evacuations as Cease-Fire Talks Ramp Up

The widespread orders across southern Lebanon came amid what appeared to be intensifying efforts to reach a cease-fire.

World - The New York Times - November 12

US awaits Lebanon response to Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan

It comes amid escalating Israeli strikes seemingly aimed at pressurising Hezbollah and the government.

Blinken Pursues Regional Tour as Mideast Conflict Deepens

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken sought to ease tensions on a visit to Israel, followed by a meeting with the Saudi crown prince in Riyadh. Israel is pressing on with its military campaigns in ...

World - The New York Times - October 24

Netanyahu tells US envoys that Israel must enforce security in any Lebanon cease-fire deal

Israel’s prime minister told top Biden administration officials on Thursday that the main points of any cease-fire agreement with Hezbollah must provide Israel the ability to counter security ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Hezbollah fires missiles into Israel after IDF strikes in Lebanon, Blinken back in Israel

Hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv to try to revive stalled cease-fire negotiations, Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets into northern and central Israel. ...

U.S. Officials Try to Advance Israel’s Cease-Fire Talks With Hezbollah and Hamas

William Burns, the C.I.A. director, made a last-ditch attempt to move Gaza talks along before U.S. elections next week.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Earlier Drone Attack From Lebanon Hit Israeli Leader's Home

The disclosure comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel in a fresh push for a cease-fire.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 22

Strikes Hit Beirut and Israel as U.S. Seeks Cease-Fire Deal

Five people were killed in the Lebanese capital and one in northern Israel.

World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

Gaza Cease-Fire Talks to Resume, but No Sign Yet That Hamas Will Take Part

Israel and the United States plan to send envoys next week to negotiations in Qatar, as the related wars in Gaza and Lebanon rage on.

World - The New York Times - October 25

U.S. Officials in Israel Working on Proposal to End Lebanon War

The proposal would allow Israel to continue striking Lebanon for a two-month period, but that could face resistance from Hezbollah and the Lebanese government.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

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