US envoy Hochstein to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanese officials, sources say

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein will hold talks with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday on conditions for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, two sources told Reuters, as Israel expanded its air campaign on the group's assets overnight.

While Hochstein is likely to push for calm after a year of fighting during which Israel killed leaders of both Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, the U.S. has made it clear it will show unwavering support for Israel despite rising death tolls.

The U.S. military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now "in place", U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a trip to Kyiv.