11:55 am today
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, Deputy National Security Advisor Mike Needham, and US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa attend a meeting with Israeli and Lebanese delegations at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire but say it will require a "complete cessation" of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a joint statement after US-led talks in Washington.
The two sides, which do not have formal diplomatic relations, also agreed to create "pilot zones" in which the Lebanese armed forces "will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors".
The statement added that the two sides agreed to reconvene for more talks on "political and security tracks the week of June 22, with a view toward reaching a comprehensive agreement".
