US envoy Amos Hochstein says linking Lebanon’s fate to other conflicts in the region is not in the interest of the people of Lebanon, reports Al Jazeera.

He stated at a news conference in Beirut that a resolution to the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is possible, but the situation has escalated “out of control as we feared that it could”.

The US administration wants to ensure this is the last conflict in Lebanon for generations, he added.

“The US wants to end this conflict as soon as possible and that’s what we’re working on. We are working with the state of Lebanon and Israel to bring a formula to end this conflict once and for all. The commitment that we have is to resolve the conflict based on UN Resolution 1701,” said Hochstein.