Tag: Israel-Lebanon Relations
Israel, Lebanon and possible normalization
Israel is taking steps toward possible normalization with Lebanon, as diplomatic representatives will replace military officials in upcoming negotiation talks.
A diplomatic source confirmed to Israel Hayom on Wednesday that these discussions aim to transition to a political-diplomatic...
Israel begins border negotiations with Lebanon
Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday initiated negotiations towards settling the border between the two countries.
Representatives of the Israel Defense Forces, the United States, France and Lebanon agreed during a meeting in Naqoura in Southern...
Israel in talks with Trump administration to delay IDF exit from Lebanon
Michael Herzog, the outgoing Israeli ambassador to the United States, confirmed on Thursday that Jerusalem was in talks with Washington to delay the Israel Defense Forces withdrawal from Southern Lebanon.
"We are holding discussions with...
Sa’ar: Israel must be free to act against Hezbollah truce violations
Israel must continue to be able to deter Hezbollah, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar stressed on Wednesday, speaking amid efforts to reach a ceasefire with Iran's Lebanese terrorist proxy.
"We need to keep the freedom to...
Beirut files complaint with UN Security Council about Israeli flyovers
The Lebanese government has filed a complaint with the U.N. Security Council after Israeli Air Force fighter jets repeatedly broke the sound barrier over Beirut, the country’s LBC TV channel reported on Monday.
The protest, which was filed by Beirut’s mission in...
Israel’s flawed gas deal with Lebanon has come back to bite it
Remember the agreement with Lebanon that Israel signed less than 18 months ago? An agreement we were promised would bring quiet and security along the northern border?
Under the current volatile security conditions along the border with...
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah: You will be responsible for turning Lebanon into Gaza
If the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group chooses to launch an all-out war against the Jewish state, it will be responsible for "turning Beirut and Southern Lebanon into Gaza and Khan Yunis," Israeli Prime Minister...
Christians oppose Hamas recruitment in Lebanese refugee camps
Hamas is trying to establish a new military force in Southern Lebanon because the terrorist group’s leadership feels betrayed by Hezbollah and Iran.
Hamas has established a large-scale recruitment mechanism it calls “The Al-Aqsa Flood,” tasked with...
Erdan warns UN Security Council of ‘powder keg’ on cusp of Hezbollah ignition
The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations implored its Security Council to help clamp down on Hezbollah’s repeated provocations along the Israeli-Lebanese border.
“The Middle East is a powder keg on the cusp of being...
The dilemma of a preventive Israeli strike on Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s provocations on the Lebanese–Israeli border continue, while deeper within Lebanon, the Iranian-backed terror army continues to amass a monstrous arsenal of some 200,000 rockets, mortar shells, missiles and drones. Hundreds of these threats are capable...