{"id":125939,"date":"2026-05-15T10:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=125939"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:15:47","slug":"lebanon-israel-hold-talks-in-us-as-ceasefire-nears-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125939\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon, Israel hold talks in US as ceasefire nears end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON: Lebanon and Israel held new peace talks in Washington on Thursday, as their latest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1994581\">ceasefire<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes \u2014 nears its end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon on Thursday after warning residents of several towns and villages there and in the country\u2019s east to evacuate. It also said a Hezbollah drone fell in Israeli territory, wounding several civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebanon\u2019s state-run&nbsp;<em>National News Agency<\/em>&nbsp;(<em>NNA<\/em>) reported Israeli airstrikes on the south and east, including in areas not covered by the warning, a day after the health ministry said intense raids killed 22 people, eight of them children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One diplomat privy to the two-day talks in Washington said discussions started just after 9am at the State Department. Lebanese and Israeli representatives last met on April 23 at the White House, where US President Donald Trump&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1994470\/trump-says-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-will-be-extended-by-three-weeks\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;a three-week ceasefire extension and voiced optimism for a groundbreaking agreement between the countries, which have technically been at war for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump at the time made the bold prediction that during the three-week extension he would welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to Washington for a historic first summit between the countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summit did not happen, with Aoun&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1992660\">saying<\/a>&nbsp;a security deal and an end to Israeli attacks were needed before such a landmark meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Ammar on Thursday reiterated his group\u2019s rejection of the direct talks, saying they amounted to \u201cfree concessions\u201d to Israel. The ceasefire, which began on April 17, lasts through Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Lebanese official said that the country would seek \u201cthe consolidation of the ceasefire\u201d during the talks in Washington. \u201cThe first thing is to put an end to the death and destruction,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: Lebanon and Israel held new peace talks in Washington on Thursday, as their latest&nbsp;ceasefire&nbsp;\u2014 considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes \u2014 nears its end. 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