٠٠:٠٤:٤٩Mandatory credit: Lebanon TV - Teleliban
US Special Envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein was asked why Washington didn't simply put pressure on Israel to agree a ceasefire, as he held talks with the Lebanese government on the ongoing conflict, in Beirut on Monday.
"No one in Lebanon believes that United States cannot make pressure on Israel to ceasefire," said one journalist. "Why [is the ] US not putting enough pressure on Israel to ceasefire… [or is it more] why [the] US don't want the ceasefire?’
"Well, the United States wants to end this conflict as, absolutely as soon as possible," Hochstein claimed. "That's what President Biden wants. That's what we all are working towards. And what we, what I just said, what we're working with the Government of Lebanon, the State of Lebanon, as well as the Government of Israel, is to get to a formula that brings an end to this conflict once and for all."
Footage shows Hochstein arriving at the venue and meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, along with other officials.
The US representative admitted that the "the situation has escalated out of control" and said that the only solution lay in UNSC Resolution 1701, which 'was successful at ending the war in 2006'.
"We must be honest that no one did anything to implement it. The lack of implementation over those years contributed to the conflict that we are in today," he claimed.
Under resolution 1701, hostilities were meant to end between Israel and Hzbollah, with a withdrawal of the militant group and the IDF from Lebanon south of the Litani, and only UNIFIL and Lebanese troops allowed in the area.
Israel has conducted a ground incursion into parts of southern Lebanon, as well as an ongoing campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets over the past month. Lebanon's Ministry of Health stated that over 2,400 people have been killed at time of publication.
The current escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began last month with explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah, which killed dozens and injured thousands. The sides have exchanged cross-border strikes since the outbreak of the 2023 Gaza war.
'Why don't you just put pressure on Israel?' - Special envoy claims US 'wants to end conflict as soon as possible' at meeting with Lebanese govt
US Special Envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein was asked why Washington didn't simply put pressure on Israel to agree a ceasefire, as he held talks with the Lebanese government on the ongoing conflict, in Beirut on Monday.
"No one in Lebanon believes that United States cannot make pressure on Israel to ceasefire," said one journalist. "Why [is the ] US not putting enough pressure on Israel to ceasefire… [or is it more] why [the] US don't want the ceasefire?’
"Well, the United States wants to end this conflict as, absolutely as soon as possible," Hochstein claimed. "That's what President Biden wants. That's what we all are working towards. And what we, what I just said, what we're working with the Government of Lebanon, the State of Lebanon, as well as the Government of Israel, is to get to a formula that brings an end to this conflict once and for all."
Footage shows Hochstein arriving at the venue and meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, along with other officials.
The US representative admitted that the "the situation has escalated out of control" and said that the only solution lay in UNSC Resolution 1701, which 'was successful at ending the war in 2006'.
"We must be honest that no one did anything to implement it. The lack of implementation over those years contributed to the conflict that we are in today," he claimed.
Under resolution 1701, hostilities were meant to end between Israel and Hzbollah, with a withdrawal of the militant group and the IDF from Lebanon south of the Litani, and only UNIFIL and Lebanese troops allowed in the area.
Israel has conducted a ground incursion into parts of southern Lebanon, as well as an ongoing campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets over the past month. Lebanon's Ministry of Health stated that over 2,400 people have been killed at time of publication.
The current escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began last month with explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah, which killed dozens and injured thousands. The sides have exchanged cross-border strikes since the outbreak of the 2023 Gaza war.
Mandatory credit: Lebanon TV - Teleliban
US Special Envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein was asked why Washington didn't simply put pressure on Israel to agree a ceasefire, as he held talks with the Lebanese government on the ongoing conflict, in Beirut on Monday.
"No one in Lebanon believes that United States cannot make pressure on Israel to ceasefire," said one journalist. "Why [is the ] US not putting enough pressure on Israel to ceasefire… [or is it more] why [the] US don't want the ceasefire?’
"Well, the United States wants to end this conflict as, absolutely as soon as possible," Hochstein claimed. "That's what President Biden wants. That's what we all are working towards. And what we, what I just said, what we're working with the Government of Lebanon, the State of Lebanon, as well as the Government of Israel, is to get to a formula that brings an end to this conflict once and for all."
Footage shows Hochstein arriving at the venue and meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, along with other officials.
The US representative admitted that the "the situation has escalated out of control" and said that the only solution lay in UNSC Resolution 1701, which 'was successful at ending the war in 2006'.
"We must be honest that no one did anything to implement it. The lack of implementation over those years contributed to the conflict that we are in today," he claimed.
Under resolution 1701, hostilities were meant to end between Israel and Hzbollah, with a withdrawal of the militant group and the IDF from Lebanon south of the Litani, and only UNIFIL and Lebanese troops allowed in the area.
Israel has conducted a ground incursion into parts of southern Lebanon, as well as an ongoing campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets over the past month. Lebanon's Ministry of Health stated that over 2,400 people have been killed at time of publication.
The current escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began last month with explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah, which killed dozens and injured thousands. The sides have exchanged cross-border strikes since the outbreak of the 2023 Gaza war.