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Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks since 1993

humanitarian crisis. The two countries do not have diplomatic relations, and the last direct, high-level talks between them took place in 1993. Over 2,000 people have been killed since Israeli military operations

Israeli ambassador to Germany condemns Bezalel Smotrich’s tirade against chancellor

Lebanon and expressed “deep concern about developments in the Palestinian territories”. A “de facto annexation” of the West Bank must not be allowed, he added. In response, [Smotrich](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/10/who-are-bezalel-smotrich-and-itamar-ben-gvir-the-israeli-ministers-facing-sanctions), the Israeli finance minister