A source for LBCI denied what was circulated about U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein claiming that "efforts to resolve the situation in northern Israel have failed." Earlier, "Sky News Arabia" had reported that Hochstein stated, "Attempts to resolve the situation in northern Israel have failed." The escalation continues significantly daily on the southern front, where mutual strikes between "Hezbollah" and Israel are intensifying. Axios reported that U.S. officials noted that "the renewed disagreement between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Biden administration over arms deals is hindering diplomatic efforts to ease tensions along the Lebanese border."