Amos Hochstein, senior advisor to United States President Joe Biden, is meeting with officials in Beirut in an effort to find a diplomatic solution to head off a larger war. Cross-border attacks by Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been taking place almost daily since the war in Gaza began in October.
Senior Advisor to U.S. President Biden Amos Hochstein, center, arrives to meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut , Lebanon , Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Israel i police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest against Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s government, demanding new elections and the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Jerusalem, Monday, June 17, 2024.
BEIRUT — A senior advisor to United States President Joe Biden described the ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israeli forces on the Lebanon-Israel border as a “very serious situation” and said Tuesday on a visit to Beirut that efforts to find a diplomatic solution to head off a larger war are urgent.
The fighting has displaced tens of thousands on each side of the border. Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have killed over 400 people since October, most of them militants with Hezbollah and allied groups, but the dead also include more than 80 civilians and non-combatants. On the Israeli side, 16 soldiers and 11 civilians have been killed.
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