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Lebanon and Israel to hold new talks in Washington as ceasefire nears end

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 863 words
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Lebanon and Israel to hold new talks in Washington as ceasefire nears end Lebanese and Israeli delegations are due to begin a third round of talks in Washington on Thursday, days before their latest ceasefire expires.

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What happened

Lebanon and Israel to hold new talks in Washington as ceasefire nears end Lebanese and Israeli delegations are due to begin a third round of talks in Washington on Thursday, days before their latest ceasefire expires.

Why it matters

Continued Israeli strikes have killed more than 400 people since the truce came into effect on April 17, according to an AFP tally based on figures provided by Lebanese authorities.

Common ground

Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday, as their latest ceasefire – considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes – nears its end.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The two nations last met on April 23 at the White House”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the two nations last met on April 23 at the White House.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday, as their latest ceasefire -- considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes -- nears its …
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/lebanon-israel-…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks after the two sides met at the White House for a high-level negotiation.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5796719/iran-middle-eas…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanon and Israel extended their ceasefire for three weeks after a high-level meeting at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanon-seek-cease…
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Claim 2: “Lebanon's health ministry said that 22 people, including eight children, were killed Wednesday as Israel intensified airstrikes.”
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Two independent web search results (RTL Today and another news source) explicitly state that Lebanon's health ministry reported 22 people, including eight children, were killed on Wednesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli airstrikes were targeting Lebanon’s main coastal highway south of the capital city of Beirut today, hitting at least seven vehicles and killing 12 people, along with wounding an unspecified nu…
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/05/13/israel-attacks-lebanons-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eight children are among those reported dead after a series of air strikes hit the south of Beirut.On Wednesday, the Israeli military said it struck what it described as a "terrorist" in the Mayfadoun…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k2zekj8y9o
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanon's health ministry said 22 people including eight children were killed on Wednesday as Israel intensified strikes on the country, with several deadly raids hitting south of Beirut.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/israel-hammers-lebanon-with-…
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Claim 3: “Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday the Israeli leader "paid a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates" during the conflict and met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Netanyahu's office stated he made a secret visit to the UAE to meet with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Netanyahu's office said the meeting between the Israeli PM and President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed led to a "historic breakthrough".An adviser to Mohammed bin Zayed said the UAE remained committed to …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj2mnwv1ryo
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the war with Iran, his office said…
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/world/2026-05-13-israeli-pm-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates recently, where he met with Mohammed bin Zayed, the country's president.
https://www.aol.com/articles/netanyahu-made-secret-visit-uae…
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Claim 4: “Lebanon will be represented by special envoy Simon Karam... as well as its ambassador in Washington.”
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Claim 5: “It also denied "receiving any Israeli military delegation in the country".”
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Claim 6: “The ceasefire, which went into effect on April 17, had been extended through Sunday.”
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Multiple sources (Wikipedia, The Guardian, and other web results) confirm the ceasefire began on April 16/17 and was extended.
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web search NEUTRAL — in Lebanon began on 16 April.[113] Iran announced that commercial shipping would be allowed through the Hormuz strait during this ceasefire,[114] but re-imposed restrictions when the US refused to lif…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — The US-mediated ceasefire – which started on 16 April and has been extended to mid-May – has brought a significant reduction in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, though both sides have continu…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/27/lebanon-israel…
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web search NEUTRAL — The ceasefire in Lebanon that started on April 16 is increasingly coming under strain, with both Israel and Hezbollah ramping up attacks against each other. The ceasefire began after six weeks of figh…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/11/israeli-killings-in…
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Claim 7: “neither Secretary of State Marco Rubio nor Trump will participate as the president is on a state visit to China.”
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Claim 8: “Israel's team will include its ambassador in Washington, Yechiel Leiter”
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Claim 9: “It will be the third round of talks between the two countries, which have no diplomatic relations.”
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Claim 10: “US President Donald Trump announced a three-week ceasefire extension”
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Cross-references from EuroNews and The Hindu, as well as web search results from NPR, confirm President Donald Trump announced a three-week ceasefire extension.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A first meeting was held days before US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire in Lebanon, and the second round as he announced a three-week extension
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/10/at-least-39-killed-in-fr…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Announcing a three-week extension of the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire on April 23, U.S. President Donald Trump said he looked forward to hosting Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Aoun
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-says-it-k…
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Claim 11: “Lebanese and Israeli delegations are due to begin a third round of talks in Washington on Thursday”
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Web search results from multiple sources confirm that Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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Claim 12: “More than 2,800 people have died in Lebanon since Israel launched the strikes in early March, including at least 200 children, according to Lebanese authorities.”
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Claim 13: “The UAE... subsequently said it "denies reports circulating regarding an alleged visit" by Netanyahu.”
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Two cross-references from TASS confirm that the UAE foreign ministry denied reports of Netanyahu's secret visit.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The UAE foreign ministry has denied reports about a recent secret visit to the country by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://tass.com/world/2130539
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the UAE foreign ministry denied reports about Netanyahu’s recent visit to the country.
https://tass.com/world/2130541
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Claim 14: “The US mediators... will include the ambassadors to Israel and Lebanon – respectively Mike Huckabee... and Michel Issa... as well as Mike Needham”
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Claim 15: “Hezbollah began a campaign of firing into Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the start of the US-Israeli war on February 28.”
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The provided evidence mentions a '2026 Iran war' starting February 28 and Hezbollah's general history, but does not explicitly confirm the specific claim that Hezbollah began a campaign specifically in retaliation for the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on that date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 14, 2025 · Hezbollah is a Shia Muslim political and military group in Lebanon which has been involved in a series of violent conflicts with Israel. It has strong backing from Iran and opposes Isra…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67307858
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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah[a] is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon. [70][14][71][7…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago · Hezbollah is a militant group and political party that emerged in Lebanon following the Israeli invasion of that country in 1982. The group gained prestige after a 34-day war with Israe…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hezbollah
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Claim 16: “Continued Israeli strikes have killed more than 400 people since the truce came into effect on April 17, according to an AFP tally based on figures provided by Lebanese authorities.”
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While evidence confirms a ceasefire began around April 16/17 and that Israeli strikes continued to kill people, no provided source specifically confirms the 'more than 400 people' figure attributed to AFP and Lebanese authorities.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 Hezbollah–Israel conflict that b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war
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Claim 17: “Israel... has invaded the border region, seizing control in an area it occupied from its 1982 Lebanon war until withdrawing in 2000.”
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Claim 18: “The attacks pounded about 40 locations in Lebanon's south and east, according to the country's state-run National News Agency (NNA).”
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Web search results mention attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon, but none specifically corroborate the '40 locations' figure attributed to the NNA.
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web search NEUTRAL — Voices from southern Lebanon. A war to shape Lebanon’s future. News|Israel attacks Lebanon.Israel also launched an attack on southern Lebanon using fighter jets and drones, while the village of Mayfad…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/6/israeli-attacks-on-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Onoging Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed and wounded at least 59 children over the past week, despite a ceasefire that came into effect in April.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live/iran-war-live-israel-says…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli attacks have not spared Lebanon since the ceasefire was announced in mid-April, with dozens of villages and hundreds of homes being targeted every single day.
https://staging-en.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--att…
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