Amos Hochstein, the American president's special envoy, indicated this Tuesday, November 19 that there is now “a real opportunity to end the conflict” between the Lebanese group and the Israeli army.
A solution to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is “within reach”, declared this Tuesday, November 19, the special envoy of the American president, Amos Hochstein, who came to Beirut to negotiate on an American truce proposal .
The American ambassador to Beirut, Lisa Johnson, presented last Thursday to the Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, and the head of Parliament, Nabih Berri, a 13-point plan providing for a 60-day truce and the deployment of the army in southern Lebanon.
“The situation is in principle good”
Visiting Beirut on Tuesday, Amos Hochstein, Joe Biden's special envoy, reported “a real opportunity to end this conflict”.
“It is the parties who must decide” the end of hostilities, he said after meeting Nabih Berri, ally of Hezbollah and responsible for leading the negotiations. “It is now within reach,” added the envoy, who also spoke with Najib Mikati and General Joseph Aoun, commander-in-chief of the Lebanese army.
“The situation is in principle good,” Nabih Berri told the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat, based in London, specifying that the Lebanese and American representatives had to settle “certain technical details” before Amos Hochstein's departure.
According to him, the latter assured “to have coordinated with the Israelis on a project” of agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, warned Monday evening that Israel “will carry out military operations” against Hezbollah even in the event of a ceasefire agreement.
