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From the Liveblog of
Monday, June 17, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, June 17, 2024
US envoy Hochstein to meet with Herzog, Netanyahu, Lapid and Gantz
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser to US President Joe Biden, speaks to journalists at Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport after his meeting with Lebanese officials, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 31, 2023. (AP/Bilal Hussein)
US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein is slated to meet President Isaac Herzog, an aide to the president tells The Times of Israel.
He will then meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the war leadership, then is scheduled to sit with opposition figures Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz later tonight.
Hochstein is in Israel for meetings as part of attempts to avoid further escalation between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group.
