U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that talks between Israel and Lebanon will begin Thursday, offering few details on the planned negotiations.
In a Truth Social post published just before midnight, Trump said he was “trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon.”
“It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years,” he added. Trump did not specify who would attend or where the talks would take place.
The announcement followed a trilateral meeting between U.S., Israeli and Lebanese officials on Tuesday, the first major high-level engagement between Israel and Lebanon since 1993. The three sides agreed to hold “productive discussions on steps toward launching direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.”
During the meeting, the U.S. called for talks to go beyond the scope of a 2024 agreement and work towards a comprehensive peace deal.
