Biden advisers to visit Israel to try to seal deal to end war in Lebanon

Two senior advisers to President Biden will arrive in Israel on October 31 to try to close a deal that would end the war in Lebanon and allow displaced civilians from both sides of the border to return to their homes, three sources with direct knowledge of the trip told Axios, Report informs.

If Biden's senior advisers Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk strike a diplomatic deal between Israel and Hezbollah during their visit, it would significantly de-escalate the regional war in the Middle East for the first time since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Israeli and US officials said they believe that after the blows Hezbollah has suffered in the past two months, including the assassination of its leader Hassan Nasrallah, it is finally willing to disconnect itself from Hamas in Gaza.

A deal that would end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could be achieved within a few weeks, Israeli and US officials said.