US hails 'productive' talks between Israel and Lebanon
Military officials from Israel and Lebanon recently held productive talks in Washington, according to a US official. The discussions are intended to support ongoing peace negotiations between the two countries. The meeting marks the first engagement between Israeli and Lebanese military officials in decades, although violence continues in the region.
- ▪The Pentagon hosted military delegations from Israel and Lebanon for security discussions.
- ▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported that Israeli forces have intensified their operations in Lebanon.
- ▪Hezbollah has launched attacks on Israeli military targets, escalating tensions in the area.
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- ▪ US hails ‘productive’ talks between Israel, Lebanon military officials — Straits Times — World
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The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, January 8, 2020. ALEXANDER DRAGO / REUTERS Military officials from Israel and Lebanon held "productive" talks in Washington on Friday, May 29, a US official said, adding that the meeting will complement upcoming diplomatic discussions. "Today at the Pentagon, I hosted military delegations from Israel and Lebanon for the security track supporting the ongoing peace talks between their two countries," Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's second-in-command, said on X. "We held productive military-to-military discussions which will inform the Department of State-led political track next week," he said of the first meeting between Israeli and Lebanese military officials in decades.
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