Biden says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire may be easier to reach than a deal with Hamas

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said allies were working to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and agreed that there was no 'military-only solution' as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues.

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00:00U.S. President Joe Biden has said that negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah could

00:07be easier than forging one with Hamas.

00:10Biden was speaking in Berlin after talks with the leaders of France, Germany and the U.K.

00:16He declined to say whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had given him reassurances

00:20that Israel was ready to come back to negotiations on hostage and ceasefire deals.

00:26Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said allies were working to de-escalate tensions

00:31in the region and agreed that there was no military-only solution.

00:37Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah have traded almost daily fire since

00:41the war in Gaza broke out in October, displacing thousands on both sides of the border.

00:47On 30th September, Israel launched what it called a targeted ground operation in Lebanon,

00:53it says, to find and eliminate Hezbollah positions.

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