{"id":121051,"date":"2024-11-02T02:48:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T19:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121051"},"modified":"2024-11-02T02:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T19:48:49","slug":"us-asked-lebanon-to-declare-unilateral-truce-with-israel-sources-say-both-sides-deny-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121051","title":{"rendered":"US asked Lebanon to declare unilateral truce with Israel, sources say; both sides deny it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ContextWidget\" class=\"context-widget__container__3fXK0 context-widget__with-scroll__1cg1b article-body__context_widget__1xxEe\">\n<div class=\"context-widget__content__1X4Oq\">\n<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary__summary__31feP\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\">US pushing for end to conflict between Israel and Hezbollah<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\">Lebanon&#8217;s prime minister, US official deny any unilateral ceasefire request was made<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__base__22dCE body__small_body__2vQyf summary__point__NO-2F\">US sought to persuade Beirut to take back initiative, sources say<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BEIRUT, Nov 1 (Reuters) &#8211; A U.S. official asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel to revive stalled talks to end Israeli-Hezbollah hostilities, a senior Lebanese political source and a senior diplomat said &#8211; a claim denied by both sides and the U.S. official.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">The sources said the request was made by U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein to Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati this week, as the U.S. stepped up diplomacy in search of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed militant group <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/what-is-hezbollah-group-backing-hamas-against-israel-2024-02-15\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">Hezbollah.<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is false&#8221; Hochstein said in a post on X, commenting on a Reuters journalist&#8217;s tweet about this story.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Reuters, Mikati&#8217;s office denied the U.S. had asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral truce. It said the government&#8217;s stance was clear on seeking a mutual ceasefire and implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the last round of conflict between the two foes in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. official also denied such a proposal had been made. &#8220;The U.S. is working with both parties to achieve an enduring ceasefire. Senior (White House) officials visited both Lebanon and Israel in the last several days to advance this effort,&#8221; the official said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">The sources said the U.S. sought to persuade Beirut to take back some initiative in the talks, particularly given the perception that Israel will likely <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-hits-beiruts-southern-suburbs-first-time-days-reuters-witnesses-say-2024-11-01\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">continue military operations<\/a> that have already killed most of Hezbollah&#8217;s leadership and laid waste to swathes of Lebanon&#8217;s south.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\">Lebanon&#8217;s armed forces are not involved in the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, which began firing rockets at Israel a year ago in solidarity with its Palestinian ally <a data-testid=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/israel-hamas\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__inherit-font__1Y8w3 text__inherit-size__1DZJi link__link__3Ji6W link__underline_default__2prE_\">Hamas in Gaza<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>Any effort to reach a ceasefire would need a green light from Hezbollah, which has ministers in Lebanon&#8217;s cabinet and whose members and allies hold a significant number of seats in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Diplomats mediate with Hezbollah through the group&#8217;s ally, Lebanese speaker of parliament Nabih Berri. Hezbollah has said it supports efforts by Berri to reach a ceasefire but that it must meet certain unspecified parameters.<\/p>\n<p>But the sources acknowledged that a unilateral declaration would probably be seen as a non-starter in Lebanon, where it would likely be equated with surrender to Israel.<\/p>\n<figure data-testid=\"image-0\" class=\"article-image__figure__3SBJc article-body__element__2p5pI article-body__img__1AZS2\">\n<div data-testid=\"Image\" class=\"article-image__image__31ytm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com\/reuters\/BTMGINB7OFPETBA3QJSVXURK4I.jpg\" width=\"3871\" height=\"2247\" alt=\"Aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__ultra_small__37j9j body__full_width__ekUdw body__ultra_small_body__1lUQl article-image__figcaption__ttQIt article-body__figcaption__17dH0\"><span>A view shows damage in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut&#8217;s southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon, November 1, 2024. 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