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US asked Lebanon to declare unilateral ceasefire with Israel, sources say (www.reuters.com)
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BEIRUT, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel to revive stalled talks to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, a senior Lebanese political source and a senior diplomat said - a claim denied by Lebanon's prime minister.

But a unilateral declaration was seen as a non-starter in Lebanon, the sources said, where it would likely be equated with a surrender.

Hochstein told them that if Hezbollah unilaterally declared a ceasefire, he "could have something to present" to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a diplomatic initiative.

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unilateral means one-sided. So the demand is Hezbollah and Lebanon cease firing but Israel does not.

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

'Please stop trying to shoot the genociders, it's really upsetting them'

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago

“Please stop attacking the people who harmed innocent Lebanese people on Lebanese soil without the notification of your government, and who are still lobbing missiles over your border.”

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

.....And they thought it would work? How dumb are they?

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

Real dumb

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe the US should tell Israel to stop invading Lebanon instead.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

Unilateral what the fuck? How does that even make sense?