Washington, May 16 (IANS) Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire that took effect last month, a spokesperson for the US State Department has said. “The April 16 cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress,” State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott said on X on Friday (local time).Israel and Lebanon will resume political negotiations at the US State Department on June 2-3, while their military delegates are set to launch paralle…
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Jerusalem, May 14 (IANS) Israeli and Lebanese officials began a third round of peace talks in Washington on Thursday, an Israeli government official told a news agency.The talks are expected to continue on Friday, though it was unclear whether the sides were close enough to make progress, Xinhua news agency reported.The negotiations are being held at the US State Department, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Israel is represented by its ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leit…
Jerusalem, April 20 (IANS) Israeli and Lebanese officials will meet on Thursday for a second round of peace talks, an Israeli official confirmed on Monday. The two sides will meet in Washington for direct talks, the official said on condition of anonymity, without providing further details, reports indicated.”The second round of direct talks between Israel’s Ambassador in Washington, Yechiel Leiter and his Lebanese counterpart, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, will take place on Thursday,” an Israeli offi…
Jerusalem, Dec 22 (IANS) The Israeli military carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, saying it targetted Hezbollah sites. “The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) struck several Hezbollah terrorists in the area of Sidon in southern Lebanon,” a military spokesperson said in a statement.On Friday, the two sides held talks again as part of a security dialogue, focusing on Hezbollah’s disarmament and the return of residents to their homes in Lebanon’s southern border villages, according to Is…