BEIRUT: Lebanon and Israel will open the third round of preliminary negotiations on Thursday in Washington under US sponsorship. Weeks of political and diplomatic maneuvering by Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, channeled through American interlocutors, have failed to firmly lock in a stable truce. The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, first reached during last month’s inaugural preliminary session and later extended by three weeks, had been set by Beirut as a non-negotiable precondition before any substantive talks could begin.

While Lebanon is seeking to consolidate a ceasefire in the latest war and to obtain the withdrawal of Israeli troops, Israel wants to ensure Hezbollah is disarmed.

While Lebanon Is Demanding a Permanent Truce and a Halt to the Destruction of Border Villages, Israel Seeks to Retain Full Freedom of Operations in Lebanon Until the Hezbollah…

BEIRUT: Lebanon and Israel will open the third round of preliminary negotiations on Thursday in Washington under US sponsorship. Weeks of political and diplomatic maneuvering by…

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Lebanon will demand Israel cease fire at face-to-face talks that began in Washington on Thursday, a senior Lebanese official said, as Iran-backed…

Two-day US-mediated talks between Israeli and Lebanese representatives begin at State Department, with peace ties and Hezbollah disarmament at center; Saudi report says mood is…

The Trump administration has been pushing for a breakthrough between the two neighbors that have been officially in a state of war since Israel was created in 1948.

The Trump administration has been pushing for a breakthrough between the two neighbors that have been officially in a state of war since Israel was created in 1948.

Israel and Lebanon will meet for a second day in Washington to continue its third round of direct talks, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues.

A third round of direct talks are taking place in the United States as fighting continues in southern Lebanon, despite a truce.