The United States will again host a set of talks between Israeli and Lebanese delegations on May 14 and 15, for what is intended to be an intense effort to advance a lasting peace agreement between the two nations amid recent fighting.
“These talks aim to break decisively from the failed approach of the past two decades, which allowed terrorist groups to entrench and enrich themselves, undermine the authority of the Lebanese state, and endanger Israel’s northern border,” U.S. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on May 8.
While the Israeli and Lebanese governments are not formally engaged in hostilities, Israeli forces have engaged for years in cross-border fighting with Hezbollah, a designated terrorist group that holds influence with Lebanon’s Shia Muslim population and has aligned with Iran….
US to Host New Israel–Lebanon Peace Talks
