US, UK, France, Germany decide to send Hochstein to Beirut carrying 'solution'

U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British PM Keir Starmer agreed in their meeting in Berlin on Friday to dispatch U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein to Beirut, a diplomatic source said.

Hochstein "will carry a solution to end the war and reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah," the source told al-Liwaa newspaper in remarks published Saturday.

Sky News Arabia meanwhile reported that Hochstein would arrive in Beirut "next week."

According to the diplomatic source, Hochstein will also seek an understanding over the election of a president, with the U.S. and its allies "nominating Army chief General Joseph Aoun for the top post."

Hochstein had told al-Jadeed TV overnight that he is in contact with Lebanese politicians to put an end to the ongoing war.

Asked about Aoun's nomination, Hochstein said it is up to the Lebanese people to decide whether he is the most appropriate candidate.