Senior US envoys are due to arrive in the Middle East on Thursday to pursue a diplomatic drive to end the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hizbollah, following a security cabinet meeting on the issue held by Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli prime minister convened his top ministers on Tuesday night to update them “on the diplomatic front relating to Lebanon”, according to a person familiar with the matter, although the person cautioned that there was not an “actionable or imminent deal yet”.
White House advisers Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein were expected in Israel on Thursday for further talks, the person familiar with the matter added. It remained unclear whether a concrete deal would be presented to end the year-long conflict between Israel and Hizbollah.