amos hochstein going to the region _ war. amos hochstein going to the region is— war. hochstein going to the region is a good _ war. amos hochstein going to the region is a good thing - the region is a good thing because he is very experienced and has been many times, and as many of the players. aside from that, though, are you seeing any other progress or any signs of hope that we might be closer to some kind of ceasefire deal — anything from any of the other regional players? - anything from any of the other regional players? well, ou aet other regional players? well, you get different _ other regional players? well, you get different answers - you get different answers depending on who you talk to, but here is where things currently are. after hamas executed six of the israeli hostages, that really put things up in the air in terms of the various ratios and formulas that had been negotiated in terms of the hostages in exchange for the freeing of palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails. so that will take some time to figure itself out. on the other hand, the othe

that's been put forward by the administration, as i heard it directly this week, to be put by amos hochsteinan you achieve militarily what you have failed to achieve diplomatically? mr hochstein has essentially negotiated a pre—deal between hezbollah and israel. but that deal, which involves hezbollah moving a certain number of kilometres away from the israeli border — that needs to be unlocked through a ceasefire in gaza. that is the hezbollah and iranian precondition. so israel is much more forward—leaning here, wanting maybe to take the fight to hezbollah, but that very crucial american green light to go ahead and launch that campaign is not there just yet. yes, because what does that look like on the ground, firas? if they're promising israelis that they'll be able to return home to the north, the thousands that have been displaced, what does that actually mean for people on both sides of the border? well, if there is a broadening of this campaign, as mr netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, is promising, it means more destruction and more displacement. obviously, the diplomatic row wou

just a day before the attack on hezbollah, the us special representative to lebanon, amos hochstein, warned benjamin netanyahu against unleashing a large-scale war in the region and now he has received it. kursk, bryansk, smolensk, belgorod and oryol regions. in the toropetsky district, near tver, a fire started after the fall of a drone, some residents were evacuated. and the message comes from the city of shibekino, belgorod region. ukrainian militants launched a drone. four people were injured on the bus. in the kursk region, our military struck a colony of ukrainian combat vehicles. as reported by telegram channels , two armored personnel carriers were destroyed: an american stryker , a polish wolverine. the ministry of defense also reports an ambush in another area, which was set up by our soldiers. a drone strike on an all-terrain vehicle with a crew when it was moving along the road. another attack on a truck with ammunition. and about the situation on the front line. zaporizhia region, the calculation of the complex. before the throw of our stormtroopers need to lay paths thr

amos hochstein has done a tremendous job talking to both sides to get to a plan to see hezbollah moved back beyond the litani river river, implement resolution 1701 of what is set be calling for is an amino ceasefire. so that israelis could move back to their homes. and those in lebanon could also move back their homes in southern lebanon. that is the only way none of us want to see a wider escalation that leads to a regional the sectarian israeli official told cnn that the areola salts are only beginning the israeli military has not ruled out the possibility of a ground invasion that does not sound like things are heading in the right direction we've got ours now to act as an international community i would caution my israeli friends for many kind of ground invasion. >> we also have course, have been calling for that hostage deal in relation to gaza so a ceasefire in activity in gaza, this is not the time for a regional escalation and of course, we all recognize it's the rockets have been flying from hezbollah into israel since october the seventh. there is tremendous capability be a

diplomatic channels, stephen, for the past year, we have been pushing, i mean, you know, the us, amos hochsteinimes. the french have been coming to lebanon. i mean, we have been working every diplomatic channel to be able to get a resolution. unfortunately, the escalation and the intention to keep the war going, to execute, you know, israel's agenda didn't help. i mean, we have seen what happened in gaza. gaza is totalled to the ground, and nothing changed. and the discussions for a ceasefire even didn't get anywhere. we were next in line. lebanon was next in line. we knew this was coming. we knew the negotiations will be tough. but most importantly, stephen, i agree with you. we need, as a government — and our prime minister went yesterday to new york — we need, as a government, to push very hard in the big kitchen now, with all the cooks in new york, to stop this war and get to full compliance with 1701 despite what anybody else wants. i mean, it's a time where we need a patriotic decision. and i agree with you, our government needs to have a firm position... but... ..our prime minister in ne

i was in the room earlier this week when amos hochstein, president biden�*s envoy to lebanon and israelthat israel will not be able to return some 60,000 residents of the north who have fled their homes through a devastating conflict that would only sort of visit further destruction on northern israel and also on southern lebanon, therefore making the case for the diplomatic track. i think it's also time for hezbollah to reconsider. hezbollah launched this conflict in october of... 0n the 8th of october in support of hamas in gaza. this operation has yielded very poor results for hamas and for hezbollah. we all know israel proceeded to dismantle hamas and destroy gaza. so it's very important for hezbollah at this point to take stock of its loss and not risk an all out war that could see it and also much of lebanon destroyed. and just quickly, how do you think hezbollah will respond? well, hezbollah is caught in a catch—22 situation, a policy dilemma, if i may. if it doesn't respond or if the response is deemed too weak, that will only invite israel and israeli prime minister bibi netany

joining us now is amos hochstein, the senior adviser to president biden for energy and investment goodalk about energy prices first. the good news is, you know if you thought going to get a gallon of gasoline and seeing those signs on the corner all over the country that was a sort of sign of inflation and where things are, the good news is that's down. the question is why you think it's down and as down as much as it is. >> well, first, good morning, andrew good to see you, and to be here. the oil prices are obviously down as you said quite a bit we're now down to almost $70 on brent and below $70 on wti here in the united states and gasoline prices are down, 60 cents below where it was a year ago. we're doing the oil prices are coming down despite the fact that we have these tensions in the middle east, and tensions between russia and ukraine are still -- that war is still going on both are big oil producing regions and despite that oil price coming down, they're coming down because of two reasons. one, despite the opec cuts, production of the united states and production in a few ot

but just a day before the attack on hezbollah, the us special representative in lebanon, amos hochsteinned the israeli authorities against unleashing a large-scale war in the region, and received an unambiguous answer. the head of the us foreign minister antony blinken, who just arrived in cairo to discuss the details of the peace plan , is now forced to comment. as for lebanon, the united states did not know about this and was in no way involved in these incidents, speaking about the situation in general, we made it clear about the importance of all parties avoiding steps aimed at escalating and spreading the conflict in the gaza strip, it is absolutely clear that it is in no one's interests for this to continue. logically blinkina turns out that no one was interested in such a complex and large-scale operation either, although perhaps he had a very specific interest in mind. i think that prime minister netanyahu does not want to give the democrats a chance to win, since he probably prefers trump as president. and a ceasefire that will be presented as a victory for the current administ

local media reports expect us special envoy amos hochstein to visit both israel and lebanon next weekras maksad. he's a senior director for strategic outreach at the middle east institute. good to have you with us. he's got quite a task ahead of him when he arrives in the region. what can he realistically expect to achieve?- what can he realistically exect to achieve? ~ . ., expect to achieve? the american osition expect to achieve? the american position has _ expect to achieve? the american position has been _ expect to achieve? the american position has been very _ expect to achieve? the american position has been very clear- position has been very clear and it's a red light as it pertains to israel broadening and launching an all—out war, all—out campaign in southern lebanon. the argument is being put forward by the ministration and i've heard it directly this week, to be put by them hochstein to visiting, can you achieve militarily what you have failed to achieve diplomatically? he has essentially negotiated a pre—deal between israel and hezbollah, that deal that involves hezbolla

this happened a day after the us special envoy, amos hochstein, visited israel and warned netanyahu ofences of a major escalation in lebanon. and naturally, hezbollah responded with an extremely harsh statement. let's listen. on september 17 , several devices for receiving messages, which were in the possession of some employees of various hezbollah units and institutions, exploded. a girl died for the same reason and two brothers, a large number of people were injured. the competent hezbollah authorities are currently conducting a thorough investigation to determine the causes of the explosions, and medical services are providing assistance to the wounded. then the situation looks very, very explosive, and i want to draw attention to the fact that these events that have occurred are still inseparable from the context that has existed throughout the past year, israel has been pursuing an extremely aggressive policy in the region and is trying, in fact, to intimidate everyone their own, all their neighbors, this happened, and what's interesting is that suddenly the efforts of different

the us in lebanon amos hochstein warned the israeli authorities against unleashing a large-scale waregion and now he has received an unambiguous response. the head of the us state department anthony blinken also found himself in a difficult position. he just flew to cairo to discuss the details of the peace plan and is now forced to comment and justify himself. as for lebanon, the united states did not know about this and was in no way involved in these incidents. speaking about the situation in general, we made it clear that it was important for all parties to avoid steps aimed at escalating and spreading the conflict in the gaza strip. it is absolutely clear that it is in no one's interest for this to continue. no one was interested in a complex and large-scale operation either, although perhaps he had in mind the very specific interests of a specific group of people in washington, for whom what happened in lebanon is confusing all their cards. i think that prime minister netanyahu does not want to give democrats have the opportunity to win, since he probably prefers trump as presi

this happened a day after us special envoy amos hochstein visited israel and warned netanyahu of theor escalation in lebanon. well, the main victims were hezbollah supporters and the leadership of this organization who used these pagers, here is the official statement of hezbollah. on september 17 , several devices for receiving messages that were in the possession of some employees of various departments of hezbollah institutions exploded. for the same reason, a girl and two brothers were killed, and a large number of people were injured. the competent authorities of hezbollah are currently conducting a thorough investigation to find out. the causes of the explosions, and medical services are providing assistance to the wounded, the resistance forces are in a state of the highest readiness to defend lebanon and its steadfast people. having considered all the available facts, data and information about the sinful attack, we hold the israeli enemy fully responsible for this criminal aggression, which also affected civilians and led to their martyrdom. the insidious enemy will certainl

they send the us envoy, amos hochstein into the region to try to get to a ceasefire. he's ignored. >> it's almost embarrassing really for the americans. >> and so if you were in netanyahu's shoes, you would do the same exact thing. you would see that you have carte blanche to do whatever you want in the region that there are no real consequences from the americans. they seem completely impotent. deploy buckley, while at the same time enabling the war by contingent continuing to fund and arm israel. so netanyahu was doing what anyone would do in his position which is to keep driving forward. now, the damage that that's doing as we've said before, both in lebanon and in gaza is immense. and whether and new administration, whether it's trump or kamala harris will able to roll back some of that damage and salvage any semblance of peace in the region remains to be seen because if you i mean, as we know, the u.s. president, no matter who wins in november, doesn't take office until january we effectively have until there until the end of the year. we have a biden administrat

diplomatic conversations take place with officials like amos hochstein or jake sullivan. these conversations are about military activity and the posture of the united states and its forces across the region. because remember, iran doesn't just have hezbollah as a proxy, although it's its largest proxy in the middle east. the iranians have the houthis. in yemen, they have hamas and islamic jihad to a different extent in gaza and the west bank. they have iran backed iraqi shia militias and also syrian shia militias that have the capability to launch cruise missiles at israel. and then there's the threat from iran itself that showed back in april. it does have the capability and will to fire ballistic and cruise missiles into israel. and so that's part of the reason that israeli defense is on high alert, not just the iron dome missile defense system, the lower tier system, but also david's sling and the arrow two and three systems, because they have to be prepared to intercept incoming fire. we saw earlier this week a ballistic missile that was fired at tel aviv from the hou