The Latest: Rubio Hopes Talks Between Lebanon and Israel Will End Hostilities
Rubio said a deal could come within days as US-mediated talks continued despite Hezbollah-linked fighting that killed 4 people and wounded 127, Lebanon said.
- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Israel and Lebanon could reach a peace agreement within days if not for Hezbollah, as officials from the two countries began a fourth round of talks in Washington.
- Despite President Donald Trump announcing a truce on Monday, fighting persists as Israel warned it would continue targeting Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut if the Iran-backed group persists in launching attacks.
- Delegations led by Israel's ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanon's envoy Nada Hamadeh Moawad began two days of discussions at the State Department, with Daniel Holler participating as a senior adviser to Rubio.
- Israeli strikes near a hospital in Tyre on Monday killed four people and wounded 127 others, including 39 hospital staff members, reflecting the severity of cross-border fighting.
- The United States aims to advance these negotiations independently of discussions with Iran, an approach Tehran opposes, while Rubio emphasized that Israel has no territorial claims in Lebanon.
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Israel launched attacks on Hezbollah in early March, when the militant group, in support of Iran, began firing rockets and drones into Israel.
The Latest: Rubio hopes talks between Lebanon and Israel will end hostilities
During his second day of testimony on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hopes that the latest round of high-level political talks between Israel and Lebanon will result in a joint statement on ending hostilities. Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the U.S. are meeting at the State Department for a second day of negotiations.President Donald Trump, in an interview released Wednesday, confirmed an earlier report that he critici…
Hezbollah is the impediment to Israel-Lebanon peace, says Rubio - The Tribune
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Israel and Lebanon could reach an immediate peace deal if not for Hezbollah's presence. He noted that Washington wants these talks to proceed independently of Iran, as direct bilateral negotiations commenced at the State Department despite ongoing cross-border clashes.
"Hezbollah is the impediment" to Israel-Lebanon peace, says Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Israel and Lebanon could reach an immediate peace deal if not for Hezbollah's presence. He noted that Washington wants these talks to proceed independently of Iran, as direct bilateral negotiations commenced at the State Department despite ongoing cross-border clashes.
"Israel and Lebanon could conclude a peace agreement tomorrow. Israel has no territorial claims in Lebanon," said Marco Rubio on Tuesday, at a hearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Senate. "Without Iran, there would be no Hezbollah."
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n1info.rsThe head of American diplomacy Marco Rubio (Marco) said this evening that the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, which has the support of Iran, is an obstacle to peace between Israel and Lebanon.
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