Ceasefire not included: Lebanon begins historic 'exploratory' talks with Israel
Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Tue, 04/14/2026 - 17:14 This comes as the Lebanese government shows little to no leverage over Hezbollah, which was not represented Left to right: US State Department Counsellor Michael Needham; US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio; US ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa; Lebanese ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad; and Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter meet at the State Department in Washington, DC, on
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