Hezbollah could eventually disarm - Lebanon's economy minister
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Lebanon's Economy and Trade Minister, Amer Bisat, told Euronews that his country is tired of war and wants peace with Israel”
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Multiple web sources (Euronews, news outlets) and Wikipedia confirm Amer Bisat's role as Lebanon's Economy and Trade Minister and his statements about seeking peace with Israel.
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— Amer Bisat (Arabic: عامر البساط) is a Lebanese businessman, academic, and politician, currently serving as the Minister of Economy and Trade in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, formed on 8 F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer_Bisat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer_Bisat
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— Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon
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— Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET; Arabic: وزارة الأقتصاد والتجارة) is a governmental ministry of Lebanon, headquartered on the 5th floor of the Azarieh Building in Beirut.
Since 8 February 2025, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economy_and_Trade_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Economy_and_Trade_…
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“Direct talks between Lebanon and Israel took place for the first time in decades”
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Three independent web sources and Wikipedia entries confirm direct diplomatic talks between Lebanon and Israel for the first time in over 30 years.
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— On 27 November 2024, a ceasefire agreement was signed by Israel, Lebanon, and five mediating countries, including the United States. Hezbollah attacked Israel on 8 October 2023, leading to a year of c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire_…
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— Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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— An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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“The talks, taking place in Washington and mediated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are aimed at ending fighting between Israel and Hezbollah”
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Web search results from multiple sources confirm US-mediated talks in Washington involving Marco Rubio to address Israel-Hezbollah hostilities.
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— Israeliand Lebanese envoys are set to meetinWashingtoninUSmediatednegotiationsaimedat reducing escalating violence betweenIsraeland Lebanon. Thetalkscome amid intensified fighting involving the Iran b…
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/04/14/israel-and-lebanon-hol…
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/04/14/israel-and-lebanon-hol…
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— US-mediatedtalksinWashingtonaimtolaunch directIsrael-Lebanon dialogue, as deep divisions persist over ceasefire demands andHezbollah. Nitsan Keidar, Yitz Goldberg.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/425456
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/425456
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— Lebanese andIsraelienvoys meetinWashingtonon Tuesday for the first face-to-facetalksindecades between representatives of the two countries,mediatedbyUSSecretary ofStateMarco Rubio.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260414-lebanon-and…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260414-lebanon-and…
“Lebanon's main objectives of the negotiations are the end of hostilities and cessation of violence”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to support Lebanon's specific negotiation objectives.
“More than 2,000 Lebanese have been killed, and around 1.2 million people have been forced from their homes since Israel launched an air offensive on March 2”
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Wikipedia mentions the 2026 Lebanon war starting on March 2 but does not provide casualty or displacement figures.
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— The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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— Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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— An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
“Israel's operation was in response to Hezbollah firing rockets at Northern Israel to avenge the war on its primary backer, Iran”
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“Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorised talks with Lebanon seeking a 'historic, sustainable peace agreement'”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to support Netanyahu's authorization of Lebanon-Israel talks.
“Hezbollah rejected the meeting between Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the US, stating it would not be bound by the outcome and would not disarm”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hezbollah's rejection of ambassadorial talks.
“The US State Department stated it would continue as the sole mediator and that 'all sides agreed to launch direct negotiations'”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm US State Department's role as sole mediator.
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