While we spent 11 months containing the conflict. We were not able to resolve it. In each of my visits, I cautioned that the situation was urgent and the status quo was not sustainable. We were either going to reach a solution or things are going to escalate out of control,

By Mathew Cohen in Tel Aviv US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut, Lebanon on October 21 for diplomatic talks aimed at brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Hochstein's visit comes at a critical juncture as exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah continue to escalate.

BEIRUT: US envoy Amos Hochstein will hold talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday (Oct 21) on conditions for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, while Israel struck branches across Lebanon of what it describes as Hezbollah's shadow bank.