Hezbollah Criticizes Lebanon-Israel Talks as Second Round Set for Thursday
Iran-backed militant group urges President Aoun to withdraw from negotiations as 10-day ceasefire holds
L'essentiel
- Hezbollah has sharply criticized Lebanon's negotiations with Israel, urging President Joseph Aoun to withdraw from talks set for their second round on Thursday in Washington.
- The Iran-backed militant group expressed support for the 10-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump after the first round of direct talks in decades, but warned the negotiations were not in Lebanon's interest.
- Israeli strikes continued in southern Lebanon despite the truce, with a drone strike in Qaqaiyat al-Jisr and artillery shelling in Hula.
Résumé généré par IA
Pourquoi c'est important
The negotiations mark the first direct talks between Lebanon and Israel in decades. The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel has been ongoing for over six weeks, representing a major front in the broader Middle East war. The US-mediated 10-day truce provides a window for diplomatic engagement.
Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has criticised Lebanon’s negotiations with Israel, which are set to enter a second round on Thursday.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that planned talks with Israel aim to end hostilities and the occupation in southern Lebanon, even as Hezbollah and its supporters rejected the negotiations.
After the first round of talks last week, US President Donald Trump announced a 10-day truce pausing more than six weeks of war between Hezbollah and Israel, an explosive front in the broader war in the Middle East.
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told Agence France-Presse it was in Aoun’s and Lebanon’s "interest" to withdraw from the talks, however adding that his group also wanted the ceasefire to last.
New talks between Lebanon’s and Israel’s US ambassadors will take place on Thursday in Washington, a US State Department official told Agence France-Presse, after the first direct talks between the two countries in decades were held on April 14.
But Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported an Israeli drone strike in Qaqaiyat al-Jisr in the country’s south on Monday and Israeli artillery shelling on the border town of Hula.
À surveiller
Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Second round of talks will proceed in Washington on Thursday despite Hezbollah opposition
Très probable · En quelques jours
Israeli military action will continue during ceasefire period
Probable · En quelques jours
Questions ouvertes
- Will Lebanon proceed with talks despite Hezbollah's opposition?
- Will the ceasefire hold beyond the 10-day period?
- Will Israel continue military operations during the truce?
