A motorcyclist passes on Thursday by the ruins of a destroyed house in Jibsheet (Nabatieh) on which a portrait of the former Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is hung. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
On several fronts, diplomatic contacts and initiatives are intensifying to consolidate the cease-fire in Lebanon, examine the modalities and implications of an Israeli withdrawal, and prepare comprehensive political arrangements for the next phase — what has come to be known as "the day after."At the center of these efforts is Qatar. It is playing a key role in U.S.-Iranian negotiations and the Pakistani channel. It's also supporting Lebanon in talks with Israel under U.S. mediation. And on the regional front, its coordinating with Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and France to establish a security umbrella that ensures not only safeguards the cease-fire and secures an Israeli withdrawal, but also preserves Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty while implementing political, economic and reconstruction...
On several fronts, diplomatic contacts and initiatives are intensifying to consolidate the cease-fire in Lebanon, examine the modalities and implications of an Israeli withdrawal, and prepare comprehensive political arrangements for the next phase — what has come to be known as "the day after."At the center of these efforts is Qatar. It is playing a key role in U.S.-Iranian negotiations and the Pakistani channel. It's also supporting Lebanon in talks with Israel under U.S. mediation. And on the regional front, its coordinating with Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and France to establish a security umbrella that ensures not only safeguards the cease-fire and secures an Israeli withdrawal, but also preserves Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty while implementing political, economic and reconstruction...
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