US envoy in Israel in bid to calm situation with Hezbollah
U.S. diplomat Amos Hochstein has traveled to the Middle East in a bid to ease tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, which are threatening to spiral into a full-blown war across the Lebanese border.
Hezbollah has traded fire with Israel almost daily since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants on the south of the country, which triggered the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Both groups are backed by Iran…