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From the Liveblog of
Monday, November 20, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, November 20, 2023
US envoy in Tel Aviv to brief Israeli officials on his talks in Lebanon aimed at preventing 2nd front
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
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 energy envoy Amos Hochstein is in Tel Aviv to brief Israeli officials about his talks in Lebanon over the weekend, which were aimed at preventing the opening of second front in the Israel-Hamas war, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says.
Hochstein has been working to pressure the Lebanese government to rein in Hezbollah as much as possible, so that the terror group ceases its attacks on Israel, which, in contrast, escalated further today.
“We don’t want to see this war escalate. We don’t want to see it widen. We certainly don’t believe it’s in anybody’s interest,” Kirby says.
