US envoy Hochstein to meet Macron’s Lebanon envoy Le Drian for talks on Hezbollah-Israel fighting

Senior Advisor to US President Joe Biden Amos Hochstein in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 11, 2024 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Senior Advisor to US President Joe Biden Amos Hochstein in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 11, 2024 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

US envoy Amos Hochstein is set to meet in Paris with Macron’s Lebanon envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian amid concerns of full-blown war between Hezbollah and Israel.

Last month Hochstein visited Israel and Lebanon as part of efforts to resolve the situation.

While in Beirut, Hochstein said that a diplomatic solution between Israel and Hezbollah was “achievable and it is urgent.”

The Iran-backed terror group, an ally of Hamas, began near-daily attacks on communities and military outposts in northern Israel on October 8.

So far, the skirmishes on the border have resulted in 10 civilian deaths on the Israeli side, as well as the deaths of 15 IDF soldiers and reservists.

Hezbollah has named 357 members who have been killed by Israel during the ongoing skirmishes, mostly in Lebanon but some also in Syria. In Lebanon, another 65 operatives from other terror groups, a Lebanese soldier, and dozens of civilians have been killed.

Tens of thousands of civilians have evacuated their homes in both northern Israel and southern Lebanon. The fighting has caused huge amounts of damage in both places.

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