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US Envoy Hochstein Visits Beirut

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) meets with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Beirut on October 21, 2024. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Envoy Hochstein Visits Beirut

US special envoy Amos Hochstein speaks to reporters after a meeting with Lebanon's Parliament Speaker in Beirut on October 21, 2024. US special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on October 21 to meet Lebanon's prime minister and Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker Nabih Berri. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Envoy Hochstein Visits Beirut

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) meets with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Beirut on October 21, 2024. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Envoy Hochstein Visits Beirut

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) meets with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Beirut on October 21, 2024. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Envoy Hochstein Visits Beirut

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) meets with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Beirut on October 21, 2024. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Envoy Hochstein Visits Beirut

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) meets with US special envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut on October 21, 2024. US special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on October 21 to meet Lebanon's prime minister and Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker Nabih Berri. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Envoy Hochstein Visits Beirut

US special envoy Amos Hochstein speaks to reporters after a meeting with Lebanon's Parliament Speaker in Beirut on October 21, 2024. US special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on October 21 to meet Lebanon's prime minister and Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker Nabih Berri. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Envoy Hochstein Visits Beirut

US special envoy Amos Hochstein speaks to reporters after a meeting with Lebanon's Parliament Speaker in Beirut on October 21, 2024. US special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on October 21 to meet Lebanon's prime minister and Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker Nabih Berri. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway - Miami

Lisa Hochstein, Jody Glidden attending the the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week at W South Beach in Miami, Florida, USA on June 1, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway - Miami

Lisa Hochstein, Jody Glidden attending the the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week at W South Beach in Miami, Florida, USA on June 1, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway - Miami

Lisa Hochstein, Jody Glidden attending the the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week at W South Beach in Miami, Florida, USA on June 1, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway - Miami

Lisa Hochstein attending the the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week at W South Beach in Miami, Florida, USA on June 1, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway - Miami

Lisa Hochstein, Jody Glidden attending the the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week at W South Beach in Miami, Florida, USA on June 1, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway - Miami

Lisa Hochstein attending the the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week at W South Beach in Miami, Florida, USA on June 1, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway - Miami

Lisa Hochstein attending the the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week at W South Beach in Miami, Florida, USA on June 1, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway - Miami

Lisa Hochstein attending the the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show During Miami Swim Week at W South Beach in Miami, Florida, USA on June 1, 2024. Photo by Robert Bell/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Playing For Change Foundation Impact Awards event - Miami

Lisa Hochstein, Jody Glidden atteding Playing For Change Foundation Impact Awards event in Miami, Florida, United States, USA, on April 13 2024. Photo by Seth Browarnik/INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon's parliament speaker, U.S. envoy discuss Lebanon-Israel border conflict

STORY: Lebanon's parliament speaker, U.S. envoy discuss Lebanon-Israel border conflict SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting between U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri 2. SOUNDBITE (English): AMOS HOCHSTEIN, U.S. envoy 3. various of Hochstein meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati STORYLINE: Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met on Monday with visiting U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein to discuss the developments on the Lebanon-Israel border. Hochstein said the United States is committed to working on a long-term solution to stop the ongoing military operations on the Lebanon-Israel border, the National News Agency reported. SOUNDBITE (English): AMOS HOCHSTEIN, U.S. envoy "The United States remains committed to advancing lasting security solutions achieved through a diplomatic process. That would allow Lebanese residents to safely return to their homes as well

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U.S. envoy in Lebanon to seek diplomatic solution to Israel-Lebanon border conflict

STORY: U.S. envoy in Lebanon to seek diplomatic solution to Israel-Lebanon border conflict SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein 2. various of a press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AMOS HOCHSTEIN, U.S. special envoy 4. various of talks STORYLINE: U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein visited Lebanon on Thursday to address the escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged an end to Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon during discussions with Hochstein. Hochstein also met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and other officials on the current situation along the Lebanon-Israel borders as well as the conflict in Gaza. Speaking at a press conference following his talks with Berri, Hochstein highlighted the need to calm the situation in southern Lebanon and proposed exploring temporary compromises to prevent further escalation. S

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Israel says time for diplomatic solution with Hezbollah is "short"

STORY: Israel says time for diplomatic solution with Hezbollah is "short" SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: JERUSALEM CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 2. Israeli army exchanging fire with Hezbollah (provided by Israeli army on Jan. 4) 3. various of Israeli army STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem "As the Israeli army continued to exchange fire with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the window of time for a diplomatic solution with Hezbollah is short. " Gallant made the remarks in Tel Aviv when meeting with visiting U.S. Senior Advisor Amos Hochstein, who arrived in Israel earlier on the day in a bid to lower roiling tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group. A statement released by Israel's Government Press Office said the U.S. envoy, during the meeting with Gallant and other senior

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Lebanon ready to discuss mediated land border demarcation with Israel: FM

STORY: Lebanon ready to discuss mediated land border demarcation with Israel: FM DATELINE: Spet. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Special Presidential Coordinator for Global Infrastructure and Energy Security Amos J. Hochstein arriving to meet Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri 2. various of Hochstein's meeting with Berri 3. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Thursday expressed Lebanon's readiness to launch mediated land border demarcation talks with Israel, the National News Agency reported. "Lebanon is ready to launch this process in a consistent manner by preserving Lebanese rights," Bou Habib said during his meeting with Amos J. Hochstein, U.S. special presidential coordinator for global infrastructure and energy security, in Lebanon's capital Beirut. For his part, Hochstein said that he is evaluating the extent of readiness of the concerned parties to launch land border demarcation talks after the

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Israel, Lebanon sign landmark deal to settle maritime border dispute

STORY: Israel, Lebanon sign landmark deal to settle maritime border dispute DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Jerusalem/Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein arriving in Baabda Palace to meet Aoun 2. various of Hochstein handing the final agreement version with Israel to President Michel Aoun 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AMOS HOCHSTEIN, U.S. Senior Advisor for Energy Security 4. various of Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid signing a similar letter in Jerusalem 5. various of the convoy of Lebanese officials arriving in Naqoura to hand the deal that was signed by Aoun to Hochstein 6. various of Israel Lebanon border areas STORYLINE: Israel and Lebanon signed a landmark deal on Thursday, setting the maritime boundary for the first time and giving the green light to lucrative gas explorations in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. In the morning, Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed in his palace a letter approving the agreement, in the presenc

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Lebanon approves final version of maritime border deal with Israel: president

STORY: Lebanon approves final version of maritime border deal with Israel: president DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lebanese President Michel Aoun delivering a speech 2. various of UN ships and buildings STORYLINE: Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced on Thursday Lebanon's approval of the final version of the agreement proposed by the U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein to demarcate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to resolve a decades-long dispute over their maritime border in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, leaders of the two countries announced Tuesday. The deal, a copy of which was seen by Xinhua, allocates exploration and exploitation rights to the French energy giant Total at the contested Qana gas field. Under the deal, Qana would be located mostly within the Lebanese boundary but Total will share some revenues with Israel. The deal also confirms Israel's control of Karish, a gas fie

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-MILITARY-PATROL

(221008) -- NAHARIYA, Oct. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli troops patrol with their vehicles along the border with Lebanon near the northern Israeli city of Nahariya, on Oct. 7, 2022. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday instructed the defense establishment to prepare for any possible escalation with Lebanon hours after Israel rejected Lebanon's amendments to the U.S.-brokered proposal for demarcating a maritime border. Last week, U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein sent Israel and Lebanon a draft of an agreement on a maritime line between the two countries. The dispute concerns an area of some 860 square km of the Mediterranean Sea. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)

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Israeli PM welcomes U.S. proposal on maritime border with Lebanon

STORY: Israeli PM welcomes U.S. proposal on maritime border with Lebanon DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Israeli cabinet meeting (courtesy of GPO) 2. various of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaking (courtesy of GPO) 3. various of Israel's Karish gas field (courtesy of GPO) 4. various of Israel-Lebanon border STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday welcomed a U.S.-brokered proposal for demarcating a maritime border with Lebanon, saying it could increase profits for both countries from natural gas production. Lapid told his weekly cabinet meeting that Israel and Lebanon received the U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein's proposal for an agreement on a maritime line between the two countries over the weekend. The dispute concerns an area of some 860 square km of the Mediterranean Sea. He said the proposal is undergoing a legal review, adding the approval of the deal would be decided in a cabinet vote and a first cab

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Obstacles remain for Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks

STORY: Obstacles remain for Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:23 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meetings between Amos Hochstein and Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMOS HOCHSTEIN, U.S. Energy Envoy 3. various of UN peacekeepers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KHALED HAMADE, Military and political analyst, Lebanon 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): KHALED HAMADE, Military and political analyst, Lebanon 6. various of a UN vessel in Naqoura STORYLINE: U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein said on Friday that he is optimistic about the reaching of an agreement on border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel, and "very good progress" was made in this regard, but more work needs to be done to reach an agreement. Hochstein's remarks came after he met at Baabda Palace with Lebanese President Michel Aoun before leaving Beirut. He also met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati an

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U.S. mediator optimistic about solution to Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks

STORY: U.S. mediator optimistic about solution to Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:06 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of PM Najib Mikati and House Speaker Nabih Berri arriving in Baabda Palace 2. shots of President Michel Aoun, Mikati and Berri meeting at Baabda Palace 3. shots of Lebanese officials meeting at Baabda Palace with U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein 4. SOUNDBITE (English): AMOS HOCHSTEIN, U.S. energy envoy STORYLINE: The U.S. mediator of the maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel said he is optimistic about reaching an immediate solution to the issue, according to a Lebanese presidential statement. SOUNDBITE (English): AMOS HOCHSTEIN, U.S. energy envoy "I remain optimistic that we can make continuous progress as we have over the last several weeks and I look forward to coming back to the region being able to make a final arrangement." His remarks came after a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Parliament Spe

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-U.S. ENERGY ENVOY-MEETING

(220615) -- BEIRUT, June 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad (R) meets with U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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Lebanese president informs U.S. envoy of Lebanon's stance on border demarcation with Israel

STORY: Lebanese president informs U.S. envoy of Lebanon's stance on border demarcation with Israel DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein arriving with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea at the foreign ministry to meet with Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib 2. various of the meeting 3. various of Hochstein with Prime Minister Najib Mikati 4. various of House Speaker Nabih Berri meeting with Hochstein 5. various of President Michel Aoun meeting with Hochstein STORYLINE: Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Tuesday informed U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein of Lebanon's response to a proposal on maritime border demarcation with Israel. The president also urged Hochstein for swift feedback on Lebanon's response during the talks held at Baabda Palace focusing on ways of reaching a solution amid rising tensions between Lebanon and Israel, a statement by Lebanon's Presidency said. Hochstein will come back with fee

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Lebanon to invite U.S. envoy to resume indirect border demarcation talks with Israel

STORY: Lebanon to invite U.S. envoy to resume indirect border demarcation talks with Israel DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. A shot for a vessel of the UN 2. A shot for UN peacekeepers 3. A shot for the Lebanese army 4. A shot for a view in Naqoura on the border between Lebanon and Israel 5. A shot for a UN vessel 6. A shot for a sign of Naqoura 7. A shot for UN vehicles patrolling Naqoura 8. A shot for a photo of Nasrallah 9. A shot for a helicopter for the UN STORYLINE: Lebanese authorities on Monday decided to invite U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein to resume its indirect border demarcation talks with Israel in a bid "to prevent any escalation that would not serve the stability in the region," the National News Agency reported. The decision came after a meeting between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati following that Israel sent an Energean Power ship to enter the Karish oil field, a disputed area between