US secretary of state Antony Blinken
US secretary of state Antony Blinken will make another push for a ceasefire when he heads to West Asia on Monday – his eleventh to the region since the October 7, 2023 – the state department said. US envoy Amos Hochstein held talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday on conditions for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. He said that it was “not enough” for both sides to commit to UN resolution 1701, which ended the last round of conflict in 2006.”We are working with govt of Lebanon, the state of Lebanon, as well as the govt of Israel to get to a formula that brings an end to this conflict once and for all,” he said.
