US EditionLebanon’s Prime Minister Says His Country Is 'Far From' Diplomatic Normalization or Economic Relations with Israel
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said normalization depends on peace and full ceasefire compliance, with over 12,000 Israeli violations reported since November 2024, according to the monitoring committee.
- On Wednesday, Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades at the UN peacekeeping force headquarters in Naqura under the November 2024 ceasefire mechanism.
- The United States pushed for direct talks to stabilise the ceasefire after over a year of hostilities following Hezbollah's attacks in support of Hamas, aiming to pressure Hezbollah's disarmament.
- Lebanon named former ambassador Simon Karam to lead its delegation, while Israel's Prime Minister instructed the acting National Security Council chief to send a civilian representative, described as `an initial attempt to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation between Israel and Lebanon`.
- US and Israeli officials warned Israel could launch new military operations if Lebanon does not fully disarm Hezbollah, while the Lebanese army plans to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure south of the river by year-end amid Israeli strikes in recent weeks.
- Until now Israel and Lebanon, lacking formal diplomatic ties, relied on military contacts, while 1983 direct talks yielded an unratified agreement; Netanyahu urges Lebanon to join the Abraham Accords, but Beirut favors the 1949 armistice agreement.
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Lebanese PM Says Normalization With Israel Far off Despite New Dialogue Channel
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said the normalization of diplomatic or economic relations with Israel remains distant, even as officials from the two countries met under a U.S.-backed mechanism designed to support the 2024 cease-fire agreement. Speaking to reporters at his office on Dec. 3, Salam said he continues to adhere to the 2002 Arab peace plan, which links normalization with Israel to the creation of a Palestinian state, a condi…
As direct talks begin, Lebanon fears Israel may opt for ‘surgical strike’ while Hezbo
After Israeli and Lebanese officials met directly for the first time amid escalation threats and Beirut’s failure to curb Hezbollah, some in Lebanon hope it signals an end to fighting, while others warn the outreach is dangerous, as leaders await Hezbollah’s response
For the first time in decades, there have been official talks between Israel's government representatives and Lebanon.
Lebanese and Israeli civilian officials participated in a meeting of the ceasefire monitoring agency in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks
Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, under a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war with Hezbollah. The two sides met at the UN peacekeeping force's headquarters in Lebanon's Naqura near the border with Israel, as part of a mechanism to oversee the ceasefire that took hold in November 2024. Until now Israel and Leb…
Israel and Lebanon take part in rare talks in bid to ease tensions
Lebanon and Israel sent negotiators to join a rare summit to address tensions surrounding last year’s ceasefire with Hezbollah, following fears that the militant group is attempting to rearm. The Lebanese presidency named former ambassador to the U.S. Simon Karam…
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