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US special envoy lands in Beirut to press for Israel-Hezbollah truce

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U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Tuesday to advance ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist organization. "We have a real opportunity to end the conflict, and now is the moment...

Gallant meets with White House envoy Hochstein in Washington

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on Monday in Washington with White House adviser Amos Hochstein. The two men discussed the ongoing conflict against Hezbollah and the “actions required to achieve a framework that enables...

Top Biden envoy meets with Netanyahu as conflict in north heats up

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Amos Hochstein, deputy assistant to the U.S. president and senior adviser for energy and investment, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem on Monday as the Biden administration attempts...

Gallant: Hezbollah pushing Israel towards decision on IDF op

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Hezbollah’s attacks on Israeli territory are pushing Jerusalem towards a “critical point” in its decision-making process regarding a possible operation against the terrorist group in Southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told senior White...
Israeli tanks at a staging area near the border with Lebanon, Oct. 11, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

In evacuated northern kibbutz, signs of Hezbollah abound

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Founded in 1916, Kfar Giladi is one of Israel’s oldest kibbutzim. Located less than a mile from the Lebanese village of Odaisseh, it is currently evacuated. Nisan Zeevi is a member of the kibbutz's...
An exchange of fire between the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah terrorists on the border between Israel and Lebanon, Dec. 27, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

US Lebanon diplomacy ‘a fool’s errand’ but still ‘has value’

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It was Oct. 12, 2022, and U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein had just wrapped up a maritime border and natural gas agreement between Israel and Lebanon. Hochstein tweeted that he was proud to have served...
An exchange of fire between the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah terrorists on the border between Israel and Lebanon, Dec. 27, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Slim chances for a diplomatic settlement on the Lebanese front

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In his Jan. 3, 2024 speech, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah hailed “a historic opportunity” to help Lebanon regain control of disputed borderlands “after this phase ends and after the aggression on Gaza.” The same...
IMAGE CAPTION:U.S. Envoy Amos Hochstein, Feb. 9, 2021. Credit: U.S. Embassy in Lebanon.

US still wants Israel-Saudi normalization, top envoy says

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Washington still hopes Israel and Saudi Arabia will normalize relations, despite the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, a top Biden administration official said on Thursday. "I think that not every road is a straight...
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the government's swearing-in ceremony at the Knesset, Dec. 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Gallant meets with Biden admin officials in NYC

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Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with Biden administration officials in New York City on Tuesday. Gallant met with U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf and was scheduled to meet with National Security...
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi attends a ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, June 17, 2022. Photo by Flash90.

‘Failure to reach Lebanon maritime border deal could spark conflict with Hezbollah’

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Israeli defense officials warned on Wednesday that failure to resolve a long standing maritime border dispute with Lebanon could prompt Hezbollah to initiate a conflict with Jewish state, local media reported. Israel Defense Forces Chief...