US says Lebanon ceasefire close but no agreement yet

26/11/2024 7:21

        The United States is pushing as hard as it can to get to a truce in Lebanon but cautioned that an agreement has not yet been achieved, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday.
        
        Miller was speaking at a regular news briefing amid signs of a diplomatic breakthrough. Four senior Lebanese sources said that U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron were expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel within 36 hours.
        
        "We don't believe we have an agreement yet. We believe we're close to an agreement. We believe that we have narrowed the gaps significantly but there are still steps that we need to see taken, but we hope that we can get there," Miller said.