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Trump to Meet Lebanon, Israel Envoys on Truce Extension
The talks follow fresh strikes in southern Lebanon that killed five people, including a journalist, as Lebanon seeks broader negotiations.
- On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Israel and Lebanon held a second round of talks in Washington, convened by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad.
- The U.S.-mediated 10-day truce is set to expire on Sunday, following an April 14 meeting in Washington that marked the first such encounter since 1993 between the officially at-war nations.
- Despite ongoing diplomatic efforts, Israeli strikes killed five people in Lebanon on Wednesday, including journalist Amal Khalil, who died after rescuers were blocked by military fire from reaching a damaged building.
- Beirut plans to request a one-month extension of the truce and an end to Israel's bombing and destruction of homes, civilian infrastructure, places of worship, and medical sectors.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the negotiations a "historic decision to negotiate directly with Lebanon after more than 40 years" but also labeled the country a "failed state," urging cooperation against Hezbollah.
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Trump to meet Lebanon, Israel envoys on truce extension
US President Donald Trump will meet Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a shaky ceasefire set to
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