On Friday, the American side reported the partial success of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. The temporary truce is to be extended for another 1.5 months. This is intended to enable “further advances in the future.”
“The Department of State will resume political negotiations on June 2 and 3. In addition, on May 29, the security negotiation process will begin at the Pentagon with the participation of military delegations from both countries,” said Tommy Pigott, spokesman for the US Department of State.
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Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon
A spokesman for the US Department of State added that Washington hopes that “discussions will contribute to lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of mutual sovereignty and territorial integrity, and ensuring real security along their common border.”
Tommy Pigott posted about this on social media. In the photo you can see delegations from both countries – Israel and Lebanon.
The third round of talks between the two countries took place in Washington on Thursday.
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Israel conducts airstrikes. Over 2.8 thousand people died. Lebanese
In early March, Israel launched an intensive operation in Lebanon against the pro-Iranian Hezbollah. This group, which remains outside the control of the government in Beirut, joined the US and Israel's war against Iran, siding with Tehran.
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A truce has been in force since April 16, but there are mutual shellings almost every day. The Israeli army has occupied the border strip in southern Lebanon and wants to create a buffer zone there.
Despite the ceasefire, delivering food aid to the southern areas of Lebanon, which have been regularly bombed by Israeli aircraft since March 2, is becoming more and more complicated, warns the World Food Program operating at the United Nations. More and more displaced families are struggling to afford food as prices rise and product availability declines.
More than 2,800 people have died in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since March 2. people. The Israeli army said that about a dozen of its soldiers and one civilian working for the army were killed in the fighting.
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