Posted on 04/14/2026 10:06:56 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
The first direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in move 40 years began today (Tuesday) at the American State Department.
The meeting is taking place at the US State Department in Washington, with Israel making it clear before it began that the talks will have no impact on the fighting in Lebanon.
At the same time as the talks opened, the IDF announced preparations for increased fire from Hezbollah. As they began, incessant alarms sounded in Kiryat Shmona and other settlements in the Galilee region, after a drone strike at the entrance to Nahariya.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said before the talks began, "The Lebanese people are victims of Iranian aggression, and this needs to stop. And so our hope here, and I know this will be a process, is that all of the complexities of this matter are not going to be resolved in a very positive context from a terrorist proxy of Iran. So that is the hope here today."
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I have a trusted friend from The Leb visiting this weekend.
I’m going to check with them on the inside scoop.
Lebanon is occupied by Hizbollah - Lebanon is conquered and too weak to throw H out. so not sure i understand reason for these talks.
Because Lebanon is not strong enough to do it alone. So they’re asking for Israeli help.
Lebanon has been yearning to be free - this is their chance.
I hope that’s what it is. And that a thorough cleansing can occur. One less thing to worry about.
but Israel is on the battlefield now trying to eradicate H -
OK. And if the Lebanese real government cooperates and helps in the Hizzbo-cide, we’re all the better for it.
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