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What is on the table during Lebanon-Israel direct negotiations?

detailed maps showing the homes destroyed or razed by Israel during this period. However, most analysts admit Lebanon has little leverage in the talks. Israel is expected to reject the proposal of a ceasefire

US pushing Israeli de-escalation ahead of new talks: Lebanese official

details of the planned second stage of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon after an initial round in Washington, DC, in mid-April, which led to the current status quo of a ceasefire

Lebanon hopes crunch talks in Washington will halt an Israeli invasion

detailed maps showing homes destroyed or razed by Israel. ## Is there a chance for a ceasefire? That remains to be seen, but for now, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country’s military

Trump reportedly tells Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran - as it happened

ceasefire also holding in **Lebanon**, which Israel invaded in March in pursuit of Iran-backed **Hezbollah** fighters who fired rockets and drones across the border in solidarity with Tehran. But on Sunday **Israel** launched strikes

Can Pakistan secure Iran-US nuclear compromise, as Trump says deal ‘close’?

ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, a move that could influence broader negotiations. Iran has consistently maintained that any agreement with the US must address the situation in Lebanon. Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, in a phone

Trump says Israel, Hezbollah to stop fighting: What we know

ceasefire attempts between Israel and Lebanon have repeatedly collapsed. A 10-day truce announced on April 22, and later extended by three weeks, failed to produce a halt in fighting. ![A boy looks through

Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates

Israel's prime minister and defence minister said they had ordered the Israeli military to carry out strikes on Dahieh "following the Hezbollah terrorist organisation's repeated and ongoing violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon

What we know about the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel

Lebanon, with which Israel has been exchanging fire for the past six weeks. But in a later post on Truth Social, Trump urged the group to abide by the ceasefire, saying, "I hope Hezbollah acts

Ceasefire in Lebanon ‘as important’ as in Iran, says Ghalibaf

ceasefire must apply to Lebanon as well, something the US and Israel claim is not part of the deal. Ghalibaf told Berri that the Iranians “have never forgotten our Lebanese brothers and consider them

Israel says Iran launched a missile at it, in a first during fragile ceasefire

Israel to end and instead supports Iran's stance that an overall ceasefire deal between Tehran and Washington include the situation in Lebanon. Mediation efforts on that larger deal continued Sunday as Pakistan's interior

Will Iran give up on ceasefire talks as strait of Hormuz blockade continues?

ceasefire in Lebanon including the withdrawal of Israel forces and the unfreezing of half of Iran’s frozen assets, about $12bn; a form of Iranian management over the strait of Hormuz; and detailed

Israel kills seven in Lebanon as direct talks continue in US for second day

details on what was discussed. It came as Israel launched new attacks on Lebanon on Friday, killing at least seven people in the south, according to the Lebanese state news agency NNA. The Lebanese Ministry

Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s effort to shore up ceasefire

Israel.  A destroyed house near Sidon in southern Lebanon. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Citing what he called Hezbollah’s “repeated violations” of a ceasefire officially

Middle East crisis live: Trump says Israel and Lebanon to hold talks Thursday; US hits Iran’s oil sector with new sanctions

detail. The Financial Times said a ceasefire could be announced soon, citing Lebanese officials. Reports earlier said Israeli prime minister **Benjamin Netanyahu** was weighing a possible truce with Lebanon after pressure from Washington. Meanwhile

Celebrations in Lebanon as 10-day ceasefire with Israel begins

detailing what it described as its military operations against Israel throughout Thursday. The group said it launched its last attack at 11:50pm local time (20:50 GMT), just 10 minutes before the ceasefire took

Friday briefing: How Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have found themselves caught in an escalation without end

Israel’s Knesset, whichmy First Edition colleague Michael Segalov explained [in great detail](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/friday-briefing-as-israels-coalition-collapses-can-its-prime-minister-hang-on-to-power) a few weeks ago. “In that context returning to war in Lebanon – and Gaza – is absolutely a political

Iran war day 77: Trump, Xi discuss Hormuz as Tehran rallies BRICS

Lebanon about an expiring ceasefire were “positive” and will take place as planned for a second day. ## In the US - **Trump wants Iran’s uranium for ‘public relations’:** The US president suggested that hunting down

Trump ‘shouted and cursed Netanyahu over threat to resume Beirut bombing’

Israel’s ongoing campaign in southern Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/iran-strikes-us-military-base-kuwait-iranian-air-defences). Tehran insisted Lebanon should be covered by a ceasefire agreement meant to facilitate negotiations to open the strait of Hormuz and lift a US blockade

Iran’s leader and security council ‘still need to approve’ peace deal with US

Israel to end its offensive in Lebanon. On Saturday, Trump spoke to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the key original advocate of the war when it began in February, to try to reassure

Germany says it foresaw Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – live

ceasefire.** Iran delivered the proposal text to mediator **Pakistan** on Thursday evening, Iranian state news agency Irna reported, without detailing its contents. - **The US state department said it was approving military sales totalling more than