EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will be in Lebanon from Jan. 5 to Jan. 7 to discuss the situation at the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Josep Borrell © Mena Today
EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will be in Lebanon from Jan. 5 to Jan. 7 to discuss the situation at the Israeli-Lebanese border and the importance of avoiding regional escalation, the EU said in a statement on Friday.
"[Borrell] will re-emphasize the need to advance diplomatic efforts with regional leaders," the statement said.
A Latin American diplomatic source revealed to the Saudi news channel Al-Hadath that Hezbollah has recently relocated approximately 400 of its regional commanders, along with their families, to several countries across South America — including Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, and Ecuador.
Israel has proposed a 45-day truce in Gaza to allow hostage releases and potentially begin indirect talks to end the war, while Hamas, which has already rejected one of its conditions - that it lay down its arms, says it is studying the plan.
The U.S. military is set to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, in a move that could reduce the number of troops it has in the country by half.
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