The Lebanese Speaker, Nabia Berri, received a call from American envoy Amos Hochstein before US President Joe Biden presented an Israeli proposal for a hostage deal. The conversation lasted about 40 minutes and included Hochstein emphasizing the American administration’s commitment to finding a solution on the southern front and calming tensions in Gaza.
Sources close to the discussion revealed that Speaker Berri was surprised by the call, suggesting that the American mediator’s optimism had waned due to the Israeli government’s response to Biden’s proposal. It appeared that reaching a resolution was becoming increasingly challenging.
