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Israel and Lebanon Edge Toward Direct Talks as U.S. Seeks Truce Extension

U.S. mediators seek a short truce extension to lock in the timetable for first face-to-face talks.

People travel in vehicles as displaced people make their way back to their home crossing the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, which was hit earlier in an Israeli strike, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
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Overview

  • Israeli and Lebanese envoys, according to media reports, plan a second preparatory meeting soon to move closer to formal negotiations.
  • The upcoming session is expected to settle preliminary understandings, including a firm date and location for direct talks.
  • U.S. officials are pressing to extend the current ceasefire by 10 days to a month to keep diplomacy on track with the aim of reducing the risk of renewed fire.
  • The latest push builds on an unusual Washington meeting that included both countries’ ambassadors in the same channel.
  • Officials are weighing a possible visit by Lebanon’s president to Washington, while a direct meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is described as unlikely for now.