Rubio holds talks with Lebanon's president, Israel's PM on new ceasefire initiative; US proposes Hezbollah halt attacks, Israel refrain from escalation in Beirut.
Over the past 48 hours, Marco Rubio held talks with Lebanon'sJoseph Aoun and Israel'sBenjamin Netanyahu to advance a new ceasefire initiative, Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported. Washington proposed that as a first step, Hezbollah cease all attacks on Israel, and Israel refrain from escalation in Beirut. A US official said this would create space for gradual de-escalation and an effective end to hostilities.
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