U.S. Envoy Barrack Says Washington Lacks Leverage to Restore Israel-Lebanon Truce

U.S. special envoy Thomas Barrack said Washington is working to address the underlying causes of the collapse of the recent Lebanon-Israel cease-fire but acknowledged that the United States “cannot compel Israel to do anything.” Barrack’s remarks, made on 21 July, underscore the limits of U.S. leverage over its Middle East ally and come as international diplomats seek to restore the truce along the Lebanon-Israel border.