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Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Thursday, April 9, 2026
Lebanese official: Temporary ceasefire needed to allow for broader talks
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A woman holds her dog as she walks past burned cars a day after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 9, 2026. (AP/Emilio Morenatti)
Lebanon has spent the last 24 hours advocating for a temporary ceasefire to allow for broader talks with Israel, a senior Lebanese official tells Reuters, saying it would be a “separate track but the same model” as a fragile truce brokered by Pakistan between the US and Iran.
The official says no date or location has been set yet but Lebanon needs the US as a mediator and guarantor of any agreement.
The official speaks to Reuters after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had instructed the start of direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible.”
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