{"id":4228,"date":"2025-12-03T22:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2025-12-03T22:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:18:29","slug":"lebanon-and-israel-talks-raise-hope-of-more-robust-expanded-truce-israel-attacks-lebanon-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4228","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon and Israel talks raise hope of more robust, expanded truce | Israel attacks Lebanon News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Israeli PM\u2019s office said talks are an initial bid \u2018to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 3 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">3 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Israel and Lebanon are set to conduct their first direct diplomatic talks in decades as they dispatched civilian envoys to a body that monitors their rocky 2024 truce.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon, which does not recognise Israel, announced on Wednesday that its delegation for the talks will for the first time be led by a civilian. Israel also said it is sending a diplomat as part of a delegation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>No further details regarding the place and time of the meeting of a military committee that monitors the 2024 truce between the countries have been given. However, it is hoped that the move signals an expansion of the scope of talks between the longtime foes.<\/p>\n<p>The Lebanese decision was a response to a longstanding United States request and came after Lebanon was \u201cinformed that Israel agreed to include a non-military member in its delegation,\u201d President Joseph Aoun\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Karam, former ambassador to the US, will be dispatched by Lebanon to the talks.<\/p>\n<p>Israel, for its part, has tasked acting director of the National Security Council Gil Reich to appoint a representative for the meeting, set near the United Nations-demarcated Blue Line that marks the two states\u2019 unofficial border.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s Arutz Sheva media named the Israeli representative as Uri Resnick of the National Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an initial attempt to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation between Israel and Lebanon,\u201d said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"very-divisive\">\u2018Very divisive\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The meeting is a \u201csignificant\u201d step for Lebanon, which has faced US pressure to \u201cengage in direct talks with Israel\u201d, reported Al Jazeera\u2019s Zeina Khodr from Beirut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very divisive and sensitive issue in Lebanon, where many people see Israel as the enemy,\u201d she said. \u201cSending a civilian to the meeting is seen as a concession from the Lebanese government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aoun has said in recent months that he is open to negotiations to pursue a more robust truce than the one brokered in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon despite the truce, killing more than 300 people, including at least 127 civilians, according to the UN.<\/p>\n<p>Israel claims it is targeting Hezbollah members and infrastructure to stop the group from rebuilding its military capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s strikes come as Washington pushes Lebanon\u2019s government to follow through on its commitment to disarm Hezbollah\u00a0by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has rejected calls for disarmament, saying Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty could only be achieved by ending Israeli \u201caggression\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli PM\u2019s office said talks are an initial bid \u2018to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation\u2019. 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