US President Donald Trump announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will hold talks on April 16.
“It’s been a long time since the leaders of the two countries last spoke, 34 years to be exact. It’s happening tomorrow. Great“, he wrote on Truth Social.
On April 14, representatives from Israel and Lebanon met in Washington, D.C., which ended with a historic agreement to begin direct peace talks. These were the first such talks between the two countries since 1993.
The talks were organized with the help of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Israel was represented by its ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon – by its ambassador Nada Al-Aql.
The Israeli ambassador described the meeting as a “wonderful exchange“ and stressed that the two countries are united in opposing destabilizing factors.
“Hezbollah“ criticized the talks, saying they deepened divisions in Lebanon.
Amid diplomatic efforts, more than 1 million Lebanese citizens have fled their homes due to the ongoing hostilities.