‘Historic opportunity’ as Lebanon and Israel hold direct diplomatic talks in US
US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the Trump administration was ‘very happy’ to be facilitating the discussions.
Hezbollah leader urges Lebanon's government to cancel Israel talks as battle rages in strategic town
BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s leader urged Lebanon on Monday to step down from scheduled direct talks with Israel set to take place in Washington, the first in decades. Naim Kassem made the remarks in a televised address on the eve of the scheduled meeting between Lebanon and Israel’s ambassadors to the U.S., as both sides set a framework for negotiations.
Israel says Lebanese government should have acted against Hezbollah
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has portrayed massive attacks on targets of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia as a necessity, and sharply criticized the government of the neighbouring country on Wednesday.