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Lebanon and Israel to resume rare direct talks in Washington to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
The envoys will discuss extending a 10-day truce and broader steps on troop withdrawals, prisoner releases and reconstruction, officials said.
- On Thursday, Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter held their second direct session in Washington to discuss extending the ceasefire and initiating broader negotiations.
- Following the March 2 outbreak of war, these discussions mark the first direct diplomatic engagement between the nations since 1993, with Israel now occupying a 10 kilometers buffer zone in southern Lebanon.
- The conflict killed around 2,300 people and displaced over 1 million, underscoring why the Lebanese government hopes these talks pave the way to a permanent end to the war.
- Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa rejected the negotiations, while Lebanese President Joseph Aoun seeks to "fully" stop Israeli attacks, secure prisoner releases, and begin reconstruction.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar described Lebanon as a "failed state," calling Hezbollah the "obstacle to peace" while suggesting minor border disputes remain solvable.
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