Hochstein: Gaza ceasefire will help prevent wider regional war, no more time to waste

Visiting Beirut, US Special envoy Amos Hochstein warns that the clock is ticking for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that could also help end the 10 months of cross-border clashes between Israel and the Hezbollah terror group.

He tells a news conference that he and parliament speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, discussed “the framework agreement that’s on the table for a Gaza ceasefire, and he and I agreed there is no more time to waste and there’s no more valid excuses from any party for any further delay.”

“The deal would also help enable a diplomatic resolution here in Lebanon and that would prevent an outbreak of a wider war,” Hochstein says.

“We have to take advantage of this window for diplomatic action and diplomatic solutions. That time is now.”