Lebanon says military delegation will press for halt to Israeli attacks at US talks
The delegation will press for an end to Israeli attacks and raise violations in two pilot zones, as direct military talks remain stalled.
- On Tuesday, a Lebanese military delegation will travel to Tampa, Florida, for a trilateral meeting at Central Command to present demands regarding Israeli attacks and violations in agreed 'pilot zones'.
- This summit follows a June 26 US-brokered framework agreement intended to end hostilities and oversee Hezbollah's disarmament, though Hezbollah has refused to disarm while Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon.
- Government commissioner Claude Ghanem recently shelved a military court complaint against Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad, ruling that the Israel Boycott Law applies only to commercial transactions.
- On October 15, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the law "repeatedly used in politicised prosecutions that obstruct steps towards peace," adding diplomatic friction as delegations prepare for the Tampa summit.
- MP Waddah al-Sadek noted that parliament is currently avoiding a debate that could "cause a major internal crisis," despite arguments that suspension would provide "clear legal cover for official diplomatic efforts.
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The Lebanese military talks in Florida have abandoned direct coordination with Israeli counterparts without United States mediation and have refrained from establishing a joint operational headquarters. The military technical talks between the delegations of the United States, Israel and Lebanon in Tampa have not led to progress in resolving the conflict in the south of the country, TASS writes with reference to Al Jadeed. According to the telev…
Lebanon summoned to a U.S. military headquarters: disarm Hezbollah or the occupation drags on, as U.N. peacekeepers head for the exit
When a country is invited to negotiate its future at a foreign military headquarters, the venue tells you exactly who holds the pen and the power. This week, Lebanese and Israeli military delegations convened at U.S. Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida, for three days of Washington-brokered talks. The agenda is a framework that ties Hezbollah's disarmament to a phased Israeli withdrawal, while the U.N. force that has stood between the…
Israel, Lebanon hold US-mediated military talks as tensions mount over Hezbollah disa
Three-day talks at US CENTCOM HQ in Florida begin amid low expectations in Beirut, Israeli accusations that Lebanon has failed to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure and growing concerns over future of southern Lebanon after UN peacekeepers withdraw
The United States talks in Florida discuss mechanisms for the implementation of the Framework Agreement between Lebanon and Israel and withdrawal from southern areas, at a time when Israeli attacks and threats against Lebanon by the Minister of Defence, Sirial Katz, continue.
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