What is on the table during Lebanon-Israel direct negotiations?
Key takeaways
- Israel and Lebanon will meet for the third time this year to discuss a ceasefire and disarming Hezbollah.
- The process has deeply divided Lebanon, a country which does not recognise Israel, with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam supporting direct negotiations.
- As the two sides prepare to meet, Israel continues to intensify its attacks across Lebanon, despite the so-called ceasefire.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Israel and Lebanon will meet for the third time this year to discuss a ceasefire and disarming Hezbollah.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US State Department Counselor Michael Needham, US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon's ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter stand together before meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026 [Oliver Contreras/AFP]By Justin SalhaniPublished On 14 May 202614 May 2026Beirut, Lebanon – A new round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon will take place on Thursday and Friday to save a fragile ceasefire – repeatedly ignored by Israel – which is set to expire on Saturday.
It will be the third time the Lebanese and Israeli delegations meet face to face this year, after the countries’ respective ambassadors gathered in Washington, DC, on April 14, followed by a second round of talks on April 23.