Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News PM Netanyahu said on Friday that Israeli forces have been expanding the operation against Hezbollah to Beirut and Bekaa, beyond Israel's self-declared 'buffer zone' • This is the first meeting of the U.S.-mediated security coordination mechanism between the countriesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovskyand Rawan Suleiman07:15 PM • May 29 2026 IDTIsraeli and Lebanese military officials met on Friday at the Pentagon in Washington, marking the first meeting in a new U.S.-mediated security coordination mechanism between the countries that was announced by Lebanon and the United States earlier this month.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFIsrael - U.S.HezbollahBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranHamasIDF-LebanonAbraham AccordsMossadGaza-Eid al-AdhaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIrish Soccer Player Calls for Resolution Over anti-Israel ProtestsOn Average, 11 Children Are Killed or Wounded Every Day in Lebanon, UN SaysWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?Why Aren't All Eyes on Sudan?Dozens Protest Manhattan Real Estate Fair Selling Jerusalem PropertyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not