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Israel Says Troops Encircle Bint Jbeil After Heavy Hezbollah Clashes
The military said more than 100 Hezbollah fighters were killed as Israeli troops tightened control of the town before Washington talks.
- On Monday, Israeli forces encircled the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon and launched a ground assault against Hezbollah, one day before scheduled high-stakes talks in Washington.
- Bint Jbeil serves as a strategic gateway to surrounding villages and is considered a center of Hezbollah power, prompting Israel to prioritize capturing the area to secure its border strip.
- The IDF reported that more than 100 Hezbollah members were killed in the area, while militants continued launching rocket and drone attacks from within the town during the assault.
- U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa will host Tuesday's Washington meeting between Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad, despite Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem calling it "pointless."
- While Lebanon seeks a ceasefire through direct negotiations, Israel's embassy in Washington stated the talks would constitute the start of "formal peace negotiations," maintaining its refusal to discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah.
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On Tuesday, Lebanese and Israeli representatives meet in Washington, D.C., under the mediation of U.S. Chief of Diplomacy Marco Rubio, for preliminary direct peace talks, but the prospects for an agreement seem slim.
Israel's army continues to move to Lebanon and pushes back Hezbollah units. However, negotiations are to be resumed soon.
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