Defying Hezbollah, Lebanon’s President Seeks End to Hostilities with Israel Talks

Defying Hezbollah, Lebanon’s president seeks end to hostilities with Israel talks

Ambassadors are set to meet in Washington on Thursday as President Aoun hopes to ‘save Lebanon’ amid a fragile ceasefire.

Aoun appoints Hezbollah critic as Beirut's envoy to Israel talks

Simon Karam previously headed the Lebanese team in negotiations regarding the implementation of the 2024 truce.

Lebanon’s Berri warns Israel of resistance if troops remain

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned on Tuesday that Israeli forces occupying parts of the country’s south would face resistance if they fail to withdraw, ​signalling a risk of renewed confrontation ahead of US-mediated talks this week. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah mediated by Washington has largely held since last ‌Thursday, but Israeli forces remain deployed in a belt of Leba…

Hezbollah the enemy of Israel and Lebanon

Daily Telegraph – 21 April 2026   There are reasons to be hopeful that the ten-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal, brokered by US President Trump and announced on Thursday, could be an important first step toward what could become a much-needed and long-overdue peace deal between Israel and Lebanon. The planned summit between Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, which Trump also announced and plans to host, would be a…

Lebanon president says new talks aim to end fighting

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that planned talks with Israel aim to end hostilities and the occupation in southern Lebanon, even as Hezbollah and its supporters rejected the negotiations. Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has sharply criticised the Lebanese government's negotiations with Israel, which are set to enter a second round on Thursday. After the first round of talks last week, US President Donald Trump announced a 10…

Lebanon’s president defends Israel talks amid criticism

Iran-backed Hezbollah is not part of the talks and its supporters strongly oppose Lebanon-Israel negotiations.