The two sides met at the UN peacekeeping force's headquarters in Lebanon's Naqura near the border with Israel on Wednesday.

Israeli PM's office said talks are an initial bid 'to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation'.

The two sides met at the UN peacekeeping force's headquarters in Lebanon's Naqura near the border with Israel on Wednesday.

PM says these are not peace talks and 'normalisation' is tied to cessation of hostilities and Israeli troop withdrawal.

The Israeli military says it struck Hezbollah sites, less than 24 hours after Israel and Lebanon sent civilian envoys to meet.