"U.S. envoy discusses Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon"

U.S. President Joe Biden's Middle East envoy, Amos Hochstein, a senior White House adviser, will visit Lebanon to discuss a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Reuters reported.

Citing local sources, Reuters said Hochstein will visit the Lebanese capital Beirut on 19th local time for talks on the topic of a ceasefire.

Lebanon's local media reported on Hochstein's visit, saying it was considering a draft ceasefire deal received from the U.S. last week.

At the end of last month, Hochstein visited Lebanon and Israel in succession to mediate ceasefire discussions.

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly called for a swift end to the Middle East war, some predict that the cease-fire negotiations, which have not made progress, may be different.