US envoy says Lebanon fighting has 'escalated out of control'

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has "escalated out of control", US envoy Amos Hochstein said on Monday during a visit to Beirut. 

Hochstein said both Hezbollah and Israel failed to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended their 2006 war. 

He added that the US wants Israel's war on Lebanon to end "as soon as possible". 

"We are working with the government of Lebanon, the state of Lebanon, as well as the government of Israel, to get to a formula that brings an end to this conflict once and for all," he said.