“The United States is the key to our salvation. The United States is the only country that can make a difference in the Middle East,” Bou Habib added.
He continued: “The Lebanese Prime Minister hopes to meet with American officials within the next two days.”
Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon said Tuesday that Israel was open to ideas to calm the conflict in Lebanon, and that his country did not want a ground invasion, a day after Washington announced that it was exploring some “concrete ideas” with allies and partners.
“As we speak, there are important forces trying to put forward ideas and we are open to that. We do not want any ground invasion anywhere. We prefer a diplomatic solution,” Danon told reporters.
US President Joe Biden called on Tuesday for a diplomatic solution as Israel continues to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, warning of a “full-scale war” in the country.
Biden said in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly that the outbreak of “an all-out war is in no one’s interest. Despite the deterioration of the situation, a diplomatic solution is still possible.”
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