Lebanon’s interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati says he feels optimistic about a potential ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel “within the next few hours or days” after speaking with US envoy Amos Hochstein.
“We are doing our best and we are optimistic that in the next few hours or days we will have a ceasefire,” Mikati said this Wednesday (30) in an interview with the Lebanese media outlet Al Jadeed.
“The mere movement [de Hochstein] it is a sign of hope. We hope this translates into a ceasefire and we will see it before the end of the week in Beirut,” Mikati also said.
THE CNN has reached out to Hochstein’s office for comment.
Hochstein and his White House counterpart Brett McGurk will be in Israel on Thursday for discussions on Lebanon, Gaza, Iran, the hostages and “other regional issues,” a US official previously told CNN . Separately, CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to be in Cairo.
Israel and the White House had already downplayed a supposed ceasefire proposal circulating in the Israeli media. “There are many reports and drafts circulating. None reflect the current state of negotiations,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement to CNN .
The White House gave the same message, with National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett telling CNN that purported drafts shared online do not reflect the current state of ceasefire negotiations.
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