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Biden envoy to hold talks in Beirut as part of bid ‘to restore calm’ along Israel-Lebanon border
US special envoy Amos Hochstein, center, arrives for a meeting with Lebanon's parliament speaker in Beirut on November 7, 2023. (AFP)
White House special envoy Amos Hochstein will meet with officials in Beirut later today “in an effort to advance discussions to restore calm” along the border between Lebanon and Israel, according to a spokesperson for the US National Security Council, amid continued skirmishes between the Israeli military and Hezbollah.
“The United States has made clear it does not support the ongoing conflict spreading into Lebanon and continues to exhaust all diplomatic options to see Israeli and Lebanese civilians return to their homes and live in security and stability,” the spokesperson says.
