Lebanon’s PM says hopes for Hezbollah ceasefire with Israel in ‘coming hours or days’

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati during a joint press conference with Italy's Prime Minister following their meeting at the government palace in central Beirut on October 18, 2024. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati during a joint press conference with Italy's Prime Minister following their meeting at the government palace in central Beirut on October 18, 2024. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati says he is striving for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war within days.

“We are doing our best… to have a ceasefire within the coming hours or days,” Mikati says during a televised interview with Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed, adding that he is “cautiously optimistic.”

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