 The 12th Amendment could prevent the 30 Florida electors from casting their vote if Republicans win the state. Bob Agnew reporting. U.S., European, and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants from growing into a wider Middle East war. Hopes are lagging for a ceasefire. With that in mind, American and European diplomats are warning Hezbollah about taking on the military might of Israel.