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.

WASHINGTON: Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday, as their latest ceasefire — considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths…

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…