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US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened From - **US president [Donald Trump
Lebanon and Israel have held their first diplomatic talks in over three decades, a rare encounter aimed at ending fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. US
talks with Lebanon focused on disarming Iranian-backed [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah). Neither Israel nor [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) have publicly confirmed the US
talks in decades. **Naim Kassem** spoke in a televised address on the eve of the scheduled meeting between [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) and Israel’s ambassadors to the US
US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington on Tuesday were
US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly precarious](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/israel-bombing-lebanon-us-iran-ceasefire-condemnation), amid Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon and disputes over the terms of the talks
Israel ruled out discussing a ceasefire with Lebanon and instead pressed Beirut to disarm Hezbollah. Lebanon, meanwhile, called for an end to the conflict, which has killed nearly 2,124 residents and displaced more than
US-Iran conflict? United States President Donald Trump has said that the war on Iran is “very close to over” as Israel and Lebanon [held rare direct talks
talks. --- ## Is Israel part of the deal? Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel supports the US decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but that the ceasefire does not include
Israel and Lebanon”. Hezbollah has said it will not abide by any agreements made by Israeli and Lebanese government negotiators in Washington. Asked about the possible restart of US-Iranian talks
talks with Netanyahu, saying he had urged [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel) to stop military attacks on southern Lebanon and expressed “deep concern about developments in the Palestinian territories”. A “de facto annexation” of the West
US’s commitment to Nato, and whether Israel should be required to join the ceasefire, as Iran demands, by ending its attacks on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Iran feels a strong obligation to protect Hezbollah
talks with Iran could resume in Pakistan over next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post.** “You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days
talks involving both the US and Iran would go ahead in Islamabad on Friday, with apparent preparations in place for them to be held at the city’s Serena hotel. An Iranian source confirmed that