Israeli soldiers work on the tracks of their tanks in an assembly area in Upper Galilee, northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, on March 13, 2026. (Credit: Odd Andersen/AFP)
Efforts are ongoing to establish the necessary conditions for a series of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in the coming days. French President Emmanuel Macron has once again intervened, attempting to persuade Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to appoint a Shiite figure to the Lebanese delegation in order to represent that component. Some context Israel preparing large-scale ground invasion of Lebanon, officials tell Axios He also proposed that Paris host the talks, which might otherwise take place in Cyprus. Berri, along with the Amal-Hezbollah alliance, continues to refuse to appoint a Shiite figure to participate in the Lebanese delegation as long as Israel does not commit to a cease-fire. A slight opening appeared Saturday: while the speaker insisted on talks through the cease-fire monitoring...
Efforts are ongoing to establish the necessary conditions for a series of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in the coming days. French President Emmanuel Macron has once again intervened, attempting to persuade Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to appoint a Shiite figure to the Lebanese delegation in order to represent that component. Some context Israel preparing large-scale ground invasion of Lebanon, officials tell Axios He also proposed that Paris host the talks, which might otherwise take place in Cyprus. Berri, along with the Amal-Hezbollah alliance, continues to refuse to appoint a Shiite figure to participate in the Lebanese delegation as long as Israel does not commit to a cease-fire. A slight opening appeared Saturday: while the speaker insisted on talks through the cease-fire monitoring...
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