War within the Middle East: Blinken: Progress in Lebanon ceasefire talks | EUROtoday

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sees “good progress” in ceasefire negotiations between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia. “There is still more to be done,” stated Blinken in Washington. The progress would come from his current journey to the area and the continuing talks. They are working “very hard” to “make progress in understanding what would be needed for the effective implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701,” Blinken added. UN Resolution 1701 requires Hezbollah to withdraw behind the Litani River – about 30 kilometers from the border with Israel.

Meanwhile, US envoy Amos Hochstein has held talks in Israel in an effort to succeed in a ceasefire. He first met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. White House Middle East Coordinator Brett McGurk was additionally concerned within the dialog. The two negotiators then additionally met Israeli Defense Minister Joav Galant. Lebanon’s Acting Health Minister Firas Abiad advised Arabic information channel Al Jazeera that there was no signal to date that the federal government had obtained any outcomes from the talks in Israel.