Lebanon and Israel hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “historic opportunity” but making clear that no breakthrough agreement was immediately expected. Israeli Ambassador to the U. S. Yechiel Leiter hailed what he called a convergence of opinion about removing Hezbollah’s from he...
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