We start the day's other news with events in the Middle East. Israel's ambassador to Washington

says a potential ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is close and can happen

within days. Officials say Prime Minister Netanyahu's security cabinet will meet tomorrow

to discuss the proposed deal. Israel has ramped up its attacks on Lebanon in recent days,

launching a air strikes on the suburbs of Beirut.

A Lebanese politician said that escalation is actually a sign that a deal could be close.

In the past hours, we have seen an increase in the frequency of Israeli attacks.

It has become known that the Israeli enemy always begins to escalate when it gets closer to a serious negotiation with serious files in its hands.

It escalates to put pressure on the other side to make concessions.

This comes after Hezbollah launched one of its largest attacks on Israel yesterday,

firing some 250 rockets and missiles.

Hezbollah began such strikes the day after Hamas raided Israel in October of last year.

That conflict escalated into an all-out war this September when Israel began large-scale strikes on Lebanon and launched a ground invasion into the south of

the country. The prospect of a ceasefire deal was also top of mind today as foreign ministers

from the group of seven nations gathered outside Rome.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken joined his G7 counterparts as they expressed cautious optimism

about the ceasefire process. The issue of Ukraine also looms large at the meeting.

It's the last of its kind before a new U.S. administration takes office in January. Meanwhile,

on the ground today in Ukraine, people were injured by Shrapnel. I escaped as I left the office.

Russian rockets injured more than 30 people in a wave of strikes on two of Ukraine's largest cities,

Harkiv and Odessa. Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned America's commitment

to Ukraine. There is further evidence today that a woman's own home is now the most dangerous

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