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What is on the table during Lebanon-Israel direct negotiations?

Al Jazeera · · 1342 words · By Justin Salhani
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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Israel and Lebanon will meet for the third time this year to discuss a ceasefire and disarming Hezbollah.”
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Multiple independent sources (i24NEWS and JFeed) confirm that Israel and Lebanon are preparing for a third round of negotiations focusing on the disarmament of Hezbollah and a ceasefire.
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web search NEUTRAL — 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_…
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web search NEUTRAL — This time, working teams from both Israel and Lebanon will also arrive, with discussions expected to focus on the disarmament of Hezbollah, border issues, and Lebanon’s demand for an Israeli withdrawa…
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/artc-in-3rd-rou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanon and Israel are preparing for a critical third round of negotiations in Washington this Thursday, with the disarmament of Hezbol - JFeed Israel News.
https://www.jfeed.com/middleeast/israel-lebanon-border-talks…
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“A new round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon will take place on Thursday and Friday”
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The New York Times and JFeed both report that negotiations are scheduled for Thursday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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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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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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“the countries’ respective ambassadors gathered in Washington, DC, on April 14, followed by a second round of talks on April 23.”
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Wikipedia entry '2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks' confirms that diplomatic contacts opened between Israel and Lebanon during 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israel–Lebanon peace talks are diplomatic contacts that opened between Israel and Lebanon during 2026, following the renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. For the first time since the fai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_peace_talk…
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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 — 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
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“President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam supporting direct negotiations.”
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Multiple sources (Israel My Glory and other web results) explicitly state that President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam support direct negotiations with Israel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Khalil Aoun (born 10 January 1964) is a Lebanese politician and former army general who has served as the 14th president of Lebanon since 2025. He has previously served as the commander of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Aoun
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michel Naim Aoun (Arabic: ميشال نعيم عون, Lebanese Arabic: [miˈʃæːl naˈʕiːm ʕawn]; born 18 February 1935) is a Lebanese politician and former general who served as the 13th president of Lebanon from 3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Aoun
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية, romanized: Ra’īs al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah) is the head of state of Lebanon. The president is elected by the parliament fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Lebanon
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“Hezbollah and their allies, including Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, prefer indirect talks.”
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While the general political stance of Hezbollah is known, the specific claim regarding Nabih Berri's preference for indirect talks in this specific context is not corroborated by multiple independent news sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election was an election to elect the speaker of the 24th Lebanese Parliament. It was 7th legislative speaker election since the implementation of the Taif …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Speaker_of_the_Lebanese_P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nabih Mustafa Berri (Arabic: نبيه مصطفى برّي, romanized: Nabīh Muṣṭafā Barriyy ; born 28 January 1938) is a Lebanese politician who has been serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon since 1992.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabih_Berri
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lebanese Parliament (Arabic: مجلس النواب, romanized: Majlis an-Nuwwab, lit. 'House of Representatives') is the unicameral national legislature of the Lebanese Republic. There are 128 members elect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Lebanon
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“On Wednesday, eight people, including two children, were killed when Israeli drones targeted vehicles travelling along a key road linking southern Lebanon to the capital, Beirut”
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The Times of Israel and other reports confirm that Israeli strikes on a highway south of Beirut killed 8 people, including 2 children.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 and 18 September 2024, thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies intended for use by Hezbollah exploded simultaneously in two separate events across Lebanon and Syria, in an Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_electronic_device…
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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 — On 8 April 2026, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire to the 2026 Iran war and Hezbollah signalling a pause in attacks against Israel according to the ceasefire, Israel launched what it descr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Israeli_attacks_o…
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“another nine were killed in strikes elsewhere in the country.”
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Roya News and other reports mention nine people killed in separate Israeli strikes across Lebanon/Beirut.
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web search NEUTRAL — On Tuesday, 13 people were killed in strikes on towns in the south, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Earlier this week, Beirut asked Washington to pressure ‘Israel’ to halt its strikes ahead of…
https://en.royanews.tv/news/69801/Nine-killed-in-‘Israeli’-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nine people have been killed and 14 injured in an Israeli air strike on a building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials have said. The multi-storey block in Bachoura housed a Hezbollah-affiliated hea…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rd0gnv68jo
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah'…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/least-9-killed-…
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“On Thursday, Israel continued its attacks on Lebanon and issued more forced evacuation orders for towns in the eastern Bekaa Valley and the south.”
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The Guardian and other reports confirm that Israel issued evacuation orders for southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley (specifically Baalbek) on a Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel orders evacuations in southern Lebanon, including refugee camp.Also on Thursday, an Israeli drone strike hit a motorbike near the coastal town of Naqura, the official National News Agency (NNA)…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/oct/31/middle-ea…
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web search NEUTRAL — When Israel abruptly ordered people to evacuate from Beirut’s southern outskirts on Thursday, a bustling district of markets and apartment towers was transformed into a scene of mass exodus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/world/middleeast/beirut-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military has issued urgent evacuation orders for residents of ancient site Baalbek and the surrounding areas in eastern Lebanon, warning that it plans to strike Hezbollah facilities in the…
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/baalbek-under-imminent-t…
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“the US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee [will be at the third round]”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Mike Huckabee's attendance at these negotiations.
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“Lebanon is set to be led by Simon Karam, a Lebanese diplomat appointed by Aoun”
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One web search result mentions the participation of former Ambassador Simon Karam, but there is no corroboration from a second independent source to mark it as corroborated.
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“Lebanon’s ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Deputy Chief of Mission Wissam Boutros... will also likely attend.”
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“Lebanon’s Military Attache to Washington, General Oliver Hakme [is a new addition to the negotiators’ list]”
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“Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, will be joined by Brigadier General Amichai Levin... and Deputy Advisor to Israel’s National Security Council, Yossi Draznin.”
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“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio... will be replaced by his adviser Michael Needham, State Department official Jay Mens, and US ambassadors to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and Lebanon, Michel Issa.”
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“The United States even proposed a direct meeting between Aoun and Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu”
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“Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem delivered a statement, saying that his fighters “will respond to the aggression and violations, and we will not return to the pre-March 2nd status quo””
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“the 1949 armistice agreement... as a possible framework for ending tensions.”
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“four children killed or injured a day since another ostensible truce was declared on April 16.”
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“some Israeli officials are seeking the annexation of southern Lebanon.”
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“the US will be the sole mediator in these talks.”
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“France was involved in the “mechanism” that managed the 2024 ceasefire”
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