A senior U.S. official said on Tuesday there was a "real opportunity" to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and that gaps were narrowing, signalling progress in Washington's efforts to clinch a ceasefire agreement.

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein has arrived in Ain al-Tineh to meet with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Hochstein and Berri's meeting began in Ain al-Tineh and was held in the presence of the U.S.