US envoy pushes for cease-fire in Lebanon as food crisis worsens after looting in Gaza

A United States envoy returned to Beirut, where Lebanese officials tentatively welcomed a proposal for an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, while looting of aid trucks in the Gaza Strip worsened a severe food crisis. Talks in Lebanon involve a proposal for militants and Israeli forces to withdraw from a U.N. buffer zone, while in Gaza, armed men stole food from trucks, causing shortages and price hikes, amidst ongoing conflict and displacement in the region. The Biden administration has been working to broker cease-fires in both areas, with progress in Lebanon and stalled talks in Gaza, as President-elect Trump aims to end Middle East wars.

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