After weeks of war, Israel and Lebanon head toward peace talks
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Weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah have been devastating for Lebanon, where more than a million people are displaced – and hundreds have been killed.
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JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/ISLAMABAD >> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he is seeking direct talks with Beirut, a day after the worst bombardment of the war killed more than 300 people in Lebanon and placed Donald Trump’s U.S.-Iran ceasefire in jeopardy.
A senior Lebanese official told Al-Monitor that the Trump administration relayed to Beirut on Wednesday its support for Lebanon to handle its negotiations with Israel, separate from talks taking place with Iran this weekend in Pakistan.
JERUSALEM, April 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has given an instruction for Israel to begin peace talks with Lebanon that would also include the disarming of Hezbollah.
A senior Lebanese official told Al-Monitor that the Trump administration relayed to Beirut on Wednesday its support for Lebanon to handle its negotiations with Israel, separate from talks taking place with Iran this weekend in Pakistan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he ordered talks with Lebanon after the U.S. reportedly pressured him over ongoing strikes.
Confusion and disagreements are arising over the Hormuz Strait and if Lebanon was part of the ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, the US and Iran are preparing for peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, this weekend. Follow for live updates.
Israel on Thursday announced it would open negotiations with Lebanon after a wave of strikes and U.S. officials pressuring officials to tone down bombing runs.
Weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah have been devastating for Lebanon, where more than a million people are displaced – and hundreds have been killed.
BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon has spent the last 24 hours advocating for a temporary ceasefire to allow for broader talks with Israel, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters, saying it would be a "separate track but the same model" as a fragile truce brokered by Pakistan between the U.S.
Host Adam Lucente speaks with Al-Monitor journalists in the region and in Washington about the announcement of upcoming Israel-Lebanon talks and the ceasefire deal with Iran. They discuss how the US, Israel, and Iran assess their performance in the war; why Israel-Lebanon negotiations may be moving …
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, April 10 (Reuters) - Israeli and Lebanese officials are expected to meet in Washington next week as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to calm weeks of Israeli fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has threatened to derail a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Lebanon's presidency said Friday that a meeting would be held with Israel in Washington next week to discuss a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and the start of negotiations between the neighbours.
Both sides are under pressure from President Donald Trump to bring about an end to the fighting, a key demand by Iran in parallel talks due this weekend in Pakistan.
