Diplomatic Efforts Intensify Ahead of UN Security Council Meeting, Says Mikati

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has confirmed on Thursday that diplomatic efforts have intensified ahead of a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East, revealing that talks are ongoing between key international players to address the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. 

"There are contacts taking place between the United States and France with the aim of reviving a ceasefire declaration for a specific period in order to resume the search for political solutions," Mikati wrote on his X account.