US special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Israel on Monday in a bid to diffuse tensions with Lebanon amid Israeli calls for a wider war and ground invasion. Hochstein’s schedule includes meetings with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. He is likely to visit Lebanon after meeting the senior Israeli figures. Washington and other Western governments are finding ways to end tensions between Lebanon and Israel after nearly a year of cross-border hostilities between the Israeli military and Hezbollah. The violence erupted over Israe…