Tag Archives: Amos Hochstein

According to al-Akhbar newspaper, U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein announced during the most recent ceasefire monitoring committee meeting that Israel would withdraw from south Lebanon’s western, central, and eastern sectors within 15 days. The committee’s co-chair, U.S. General Jasper Jeffers, also approved an Israeli plan to maintain control over three strategic hills within Lebanese territory. Sources familiar with the plan revealed …

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein announced that Israeli forces began withdrawing from a border town in southern Lebanon on Monday, marking another step in the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. This withdrawal, the second since the ceasefire began on November 27, follows calls from United Nations peacekeepers and Lebanon’s prime minister for Israel to expedite its exit from southern Lebanon. …

U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Monday amid a fragile truce between Lebanon and Israel, which began on November 27. On Sunday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that no agreement would be reached unless Hezbollah withdrew beyond the Litani River. Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s new leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, expressed concerns that the group’s patience with Israeli violations …

Israel and Lebanon are close to finalizing a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the conflict with Hezbollah, according to senior officials from both Israel and the U.S., as reported by Axios. The proposed deal includes the establishment of a U.S.-led oversight committee that will monitor the ceasefire’s implementation and handle any violations. The U.S. has agreed to provide Israel with …

An Israeli airstrike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday resulted in the death of one soldier and left 18 others injured, according to the Lebanese military. This attack adds to a series of Israeli strikes that have killed more than 40 Lebanese soldiers, despite the Lebanese military mostly remaining uninvolved in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants. The …

Following two meetings with Speaker Nabih Berri and an evening of intensive talks at the U.S. embassy involving Berri’s aide Ali Hamdan and members of the U.S. delegation, U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein announced that the agreements reached should be acceptable to Israel, according to Al-Akhbar newspaper. The nightly discussions were reportedly accompanied by phone consultations between Israeli officials and members …

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri expressed optimism after his second meeting with U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein on Wednesday, stating that Lebanon has done its part to ensure the agreement’s success. In an interview with al-Liwaa newspaper, Berri explained that Hochstein’s extended stay in Beirut was due to ongoing efforts over the past two weeks, culminating in detailed discussions over the last …

Renewed airstrikes targeted southern Beirut on Thursday following warnings from the Israeli military for residents to evacuate the area. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, there were three intense strikes on the Haret Hreik neighborhood, adding to the three strikes that occurred in the early hours of the morning. U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein was in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, …