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Israel agrees to talks with Lebanon as strikes there threaten ... - PBS
Israel agreed to negotiations with Lebanon as its continued strikes are jeopardizing the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. It comes as American and Iranian diplomats are set to meet in Pakistan, but a wide gulf of trust and lack of clarity threatens this possible end to five-plus weeks of fighting. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: Israel has agreed to negotiations with Lebanon as it continued strikes on Beirut today. The bombing across Lebanon is jeopardizing the fragile cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran. Amna Nawaz: It comes as American and Iranian diplomats are set to meet in Pakistan this weekend. But a wide gulf of trust and lack of clarity on demands threatens this possible end to more than five weeks of fighting.Special correspondent Simona Foltyn starts our coverage from Lebanon, still reeling from the deadliest day of Israeli attacks since the start of the wider war with Iran. Simona Foltyn: Rescue teams in Beirut have been working around the clock since Israel unleashed an unprecedented wave of attacks yesterday; 18 people have been pulled dead from the rubble of this building alone. There's little hope for the four still buried underneath. But the Civil Defense isn't giving up until everyone is accounted for. Ali Khaled Al Haybi, Civil Defense Volunteer (through interpreter): We are currently carrying out this search-and-rescue operation the fastest we can. We came here so we can implement this mission and so that we can recover the four missing victims. Simona Foltyn: Volunteer Ali Khaled Al Haybi came to the capital as part of reinforcements sent from other parts of the country.There is a drone in the sky right now. The strikes are still ongoing. Are you worried about your safety? Ali Khaled Al Haybi (through interpreter): It's not just a worry. It's a risk above our head, this constant annoying sound that's making us nervous. So, yes, we are a bit distracted, but we will stay here to complete the mission. Simona Foltyn: In just 10 minutes, Israeli warplanes carried out more than 100 strikes, killing more than 300 and injuring more than 1,000 in one of the bloodiest days in Lebanon's recent history. Israel says it was targeting Hezbollah. The strikes hit densely populated residential neighborhoods, exacting a heavy civilian toll.Scenes of devastation like this one are repeated across the capital,...
Israel Agrees to Talks With Lebanon but Keeps Striking Hezbollah
PinnedHere’s the latest.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel vowed on Thursday to continue striking Hezbollah in Lebanon, hours after he appeared to make a concession by saying his country would start talks with the Lebanese government about trying to disarm the Iran-backed paramilitary group.Israel’s attacks on Lebanon have put immense strain on the shaky two-day-old cease-fire in the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran, and further complicated tense relations between Washington and its NATO allies. The United States and Israel have said that Lebanon was not included in the cease-fire, while Iran said it was and several leaders of NATO countries insist it must be part of the truce.“There is no cease-fire in Lebanon,” Mr. Netanyahu insisted on Thursday.Talks between Israel and Lebanon face enormous hurdles, in part because the government has no direct control over Hezbollah, which has resisted disarming. Even after saying Israel would join talks, Mr. Netanyahu said that Israel would continue to hit Lebanon “with force and will not stop” until Hezbollah was disarmed. A senior Hezbollah official dismissed the possibility of talks between Israel and the Lebanese government saying that the government did not speak for the group.Earlier Thursday, the Israeli military warned civilians to evacuate parts of the country, including Beirut’s southern outskirts, where fleeing people packed roads going north. Hours later, Israeli military officials announced they were launching fresh strikes against Hezbollah.Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said his country would not attend peace talks scheduled for this weekend in Pakistan if Lebanon was not brought under the umbrella of the cease-fire.European leaders also urged Israel to stop its attacks, saying they threatened to derail the wider cease-fire. Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, told reporters that “the severity with which Israel is waging war there could cause the peace process as a whole to fail,” and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Israel’s attacks on Lebanon “shouldn’t be happening” and that Lebanon should be included in the cease-fire.The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Wednesday rose to 303 people, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. That made it the deadliest day for Lebanon since the war began.After a day of relative calm around the Persian Gulf, Kuwait’s army said late on Thursday that it was fending off drone attacks that had targeted a number of “vita...
U.S. to lead ceasefire talks between Lebanon and Israel in D.C. as ...
The U.S. is convening hastily arranged diplomatic talks next week in Washington, D.C., aimed at crafting a ceasefire in Lebanon .
Israel is ready for direct talks with Lebanon: What changed?
The Israel-Lebanon diplomatic push is closely linked to the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, announced earlier this week. The agreement followed weeks of escalating confrontation that began with joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, which triggered retaliatory actions and expanded into a broader regional conflict.
