29/07 16:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Abdallah Bou Habib Amos Hochstein
Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib revealed that the Lebanese government has asked Hezbollah to withdraw beyond the Litani River in accordance with UN Resolution 1701. In response, Hezbollah has demanded the Israeli withdrawal from the Shebaa Farms and Kfarchouba hills as a precondition. In an interview with Al-Hadath TV on Sunday, Bou ...
This Is Beirut, 08/07 16:57 - Reading : less than a minute
During his meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Nagib Mikati at the Elysée Palace, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his dissatisfaction with the disproportionate role US envoy Amos Hochstein is playing in Lebanon. According to French officials, the American envoy’s mission was limited to the demarcation of land borders and the ...
This Is Beirut, 06/07 13:34 - Reading : less than a minute
During his last visit to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein asked Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri to relay a message to Hezbollah, urging the party to convince Hamas to accept President Joe Biden's proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. Hochstein also requested caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to intervene and persuade Hezbollah to convince Hamas of the ...
This Is Beirut, 20/06 12:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed on Thursday deep concern about the escalating confrontations on both sides of the Blue Line. In an interview with Al-Arabiya television, Candice Ardell, Deputy Director of the UNIFIL press office, warned of “a miscalculation that could lead to a sudden and broader conflict.” She ...
19/06 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The visit of United States presidential envoy Amos Hochstein did not achieve success on two fronts: The first is linked to the ceasefire at the Lebanese-Israeli border. Hochstein was informed once more that a ceasefire at this border is contingent on a ceasefire in Gaza. The second is about de-escalation at the border. Hochstein did not receive ...
This Is Beirut, 18/06 12:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US special envoy Amos Hochstein on Tuesday called for an "urgent" de-escalation in cross-border exchanges of fire between Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces, raging since the start of the Gaza war. After meeting with Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh, the presidential envoy said "The conflict between Israel and ...
17/06 21:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that “there is one message to the Lebanese Prime Minister: Either Hezbollah retreats beyond Litani river, now, or there will be war,” according to Israeli media. Amid escalating tensions, Netanyahu conveyed his message while meeting United States special envoy Amos Hochstein, who is ...
This Is Beirut, 17/06 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Sky News have reported that US President's envoy Amos Hochstein will visit Beirut tomorrow on Tuesday to discuss de-escalation on the border with Israel. Hochstein is scheduled to meet with Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri at 10:45 AM. According to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, he will also meet with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib ...
16/06 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Both Israel and Hezbollah are aware that any escalation of the war between them would be highly costly for both sides, and could potentially set the entire region ablaze. Indeed, the Islamic Republic of Iran will surely not stand idly by in the face of a serious threat to its main ally in the Arab world and the region, Hezbollah. According to ...
This Is Beirut, 16/06 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US envoy Amos Hochstein scheduled an urgent visit to both Tel Aviv on Monday and then Beirut on an emergency mission assigned by the US administration, aiming to “regulate the confrontation” between Israel and Hezbollah, according to Asharq Al-Awsat. Hochstein's visit to Beirut coincided with the return of the US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa ...
This Is Beirut, 31/05 00:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US envoy for Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, on Thursday outlined a draft agreement on the Lebanese-Israeli land border, which he said, if implemented, would reduce tensions between the two countries and restore stability to Lebanon. It is a step-by-step agreement, which Mr. Hochstein outlined during a lecture he gave at the Carnegie Endowment for ...
27/04 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Everyone in Beirut is anticipating the visit of Amos Hochstein, top advisor to US President Joe Biden, who recently traveled to Israel to continue discussing ceasefire specifics in southern Lebanon and reach a long-term solution based on United Nations Resolution 1701. Based on recent information, Hochstein is once again attempting to separate ...