Israeli soldiers enter the Beaufort fortress in southern Lebanon on May 31, 2026. Photo released by the spokesman of the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee.
Amid intense military escalation and Israel's widening advance in southern Lebanon, Lebanese-Israeli military-level negotiations were held Friday at the Pentagon under U.S. auspices, but no progress was made. Still, a new meeting is expected within the next two weeks. The positions of both sides appeared far apart, with lingering tensions marking the talks. The Lebanese delegation maintained its demands for a cease-fire, a halt to Israeli forced evacuation orders, and an Israeli withdrawal. The Israeli side fully rejected those demands, insisting on continuing its attacks and maintaining its occupation in the South until Hezbollah is disarmed. This gap does not bode well for a near-term agreement to end the war.The Lebanese Army called for the reactivation of the cease-fire monitoring mechanism, along with increased military and...
Amid intense military escalation and Israel's widening advance in southern Lebanon, Lebanese-Israeli military-level negotiations were held Friday at the Pentagon under U.S. auspices, but no progress was made. Still, a new meeting is expected within the next two weeks. The positions of both sides appeared far apart, with lingering tensions marking the talks. The Lebanese delegation maintained its demands for a cease-fire, a halt to Israeli forced evacuation orders, and an Israeli withdrawal. The Israeli side fully rejected those demands, insisting on continuing its attacks and maintaining its occupation in the South until Hezbollah is disarmed. This gap does not bode well for a near-term agreement to end the war.The Lebanese Army called for the reactivation of the cease-fire monitoring mechanism, along with increased military and...
Fragile calm holds in south Lebanon, except for strikes in Nabatieh and Sour districts