Hezbollah rejected US overtures, still open to diplomacy to avoid wider war
Diplomatic efforts face significant complications, and many observers see a serious risk of an escalation in fighting. Israel has said its army will act if diplomacy cannot restore security.
Lebanese Hezbollah supporters attend a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon November 18, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI)ByREUTERS