Israel and Lebanon Hold First Direct Border Talks in Decades
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Israeli and Lebanese officials met directly on Wednesday for the first time in years. The talks focused on securing their shared border.
The meeting took place at the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, near the Israeli border. This location regularly hosts meetings for the guarantors of the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
The discussions mark a significant step. They represent the first known high-level direct contact between the two neighboring states in decades.