U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (center, back) applauds as he presides over a signing ceremony attended by Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter (left, front row), and Lebanon's ambassador to the United States, Nada Hamadeh (right, front row), at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2026. (Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP)
What L’Orient-Le Jour has learnedA source close to the Lebanese delegation's leadership in the direct negotiations with Israel says Lebanon will not take part in the next round of talks — scheduled for early September — unless its conditions are met. The exact date has yet to be set, as Beirut has made its participation in the upcoming session conditional on Israel accepting its demands.Lebanon is notably maintaining its demand to establish new "pilot zones" and continues to propose Khiam and Bint Jbeil in this context."There will be no new negotiations unless Israel accepts Lebanon's conditions, which also include a full cease-fire and an end to the destruction and earthworks being carried out by the Israeli army," the source said.Lebanon is thus making its continued participation in the negotiation process...
What L’Orient-Le Jour has learnedA source close to the Lebanese delegation's leadership in the direct negotiations with Israel says Lebanon will not take part in the next round of talks — scheduled for early September — unless its conditions are met. The exact date has yet to be set, as Beirut has made its participation in the upcoming session conditional on Israel accepting its demands.Lebanon is notably maintaining its demand to establish new "pilot zones" and continues to propose Khiam and Bint Jbeil in this context."There will be no new negotiations unless Israel accepts Lebanon's conditions, which also include a full cease-fire and an end to the destruction and earthworks being carried out by the Israeli army," the source said.Lebanon is thus making its continued participation in the negotiation...
Another day of violence as Israeli forces advance in South, carry out demolitions and fire on Ali Taher heights