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Berri says negotiations this time 'based on something'

Speaker Nabih Berri has told his visitors that U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein’s visits to Lebanon and Israel will be his last, noting that “the negotiations this time are based on something, pending the Israeli response.”

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Qassem says negotiations success depends on Israel's response

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a speech aired Wednesday that the success of the ongoing U.S.-led negotiations with Israel depends on the Israeli response and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's “seriousness.”

“Israel cannot impose its conditions on us,” Qassem stressed, emphasizing that Hezbollah will not accept a truce with Israel that would violate Lebanon's sovereignty.

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Hochstein makes 'additional progress' in 2nd Berri meeting, to go to Israel today

U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein said Wednesday that he made "additional progress" in the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire talks after he held a second meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri.

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Hochstein begins second meeting with Berri

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein was in Lebanon Wednesday, seeking to hammer out a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, as the militant group battled Israeli troops in the south of the country.

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Berri says situation 'good in principle' after talks with Hochstein

Speaker Nabih Berri announced Tuesday that the situation was “good in principle” following his two-hour meeting in Ain el-Tineh with U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein, who is trying to broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon.

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Hezbollah shells Israeli base near Tel Aviv, fires at invading forces in south

Hezbollah said it launched missiles at a military intelligence base near Tel Aviv on Tuesday and attacked Israeli troops near four south Lebanon villages as a U.S. envoy visited Beirut for ceasefire talks.

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Mikati urges end to 'genocidal war' in talks with Hochstein

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Tuesday told visiting U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein that “the government’s priority is reaching a ceasefire, ending the aggression against Lebanon and preserving Lebanese sovereignty across all Lebanese territory.”

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Hezbollah announces, then postpones, speech by Qassem

Hezbollah swiftly announced the postponement of its chief Sheikh Naim Qassem's speech after saying in a previous statement that he would give a speech on Tuesday.

The statement and the postponement came as U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein visited Beirut seeking an end to the Israel-Hezbollah war.

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Hochstein sees 'real opportunity' to end war but says it's up to parties

U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein said he was in Beirut on Tuesday because he saw "a real opportunity" to end the Israel-Hezbollah war raging for two months after nearly a year of clashes.

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Hochstein heads to Beirut after receiving clarifications on Lebanese position

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein will leave Washington to Beirut shortly, a U.S. official told U.S. news portal Axios on Monday evening.

U.S. officials had earlier told Axios that Hochstein had informed Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri that he was delaying his departure to Beirut until getting “more clarifications” about the Lebanese position regarding the cease-fire agreement.

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