Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Tuesday that US officials assured Lebanon that Israel would tamp down its strikes on Beirut. He added Washington was “serious about pressuring Israel to reach a ceasefire”.
Israel has not struck the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital since late last week after hitting the area on a near nightly basis for weeks in attacks that destroyed buildings and killed scores of people.
A number of senior figures from Hezbollah have been targeted in the area, including leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in a massive strike on September 27.

AJ report