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Israel-Lebanon talks moved from State Department to White House — source to ToI
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) speaks during a meeting with Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad (2R) and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter (2L) at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2026. (Oliver Contreras / AFP)
WASHINGTON — The US-brokered ambassador-level talks between Israel and Lebanon have been moved from the State Department to the White House, an Israeli source tells The Times of Israel.
The talks are supposed to begin at 4 p.m.
The last-minute change of venue would indicate an elevation of their importance in the eyes of the administration.
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