Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had approved direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible” following pressure from US President Donald Trump to curb Israel’s bombardment of the Arab state.
In a statement on Thursday, Netanyahu said he was responding to “repeated calls” by Beirut to engage in talks, adding he wanted to disarm Hizbollah and establish “peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon”.
But his announcement came after a phone call with Trump amid concerns Israel’s military offensive in Lebanon is threatening a fragile two-week ceasefire that the US agreed with Iran on Tuesday to pause the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.
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