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Friday, December 19, 2025
PMO: Israel-Lebanon talks focused on ‘mutual interest’ of removing Hezbollah threat
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The meeting today between Israel and Lebanon in the Lebanese border town of Naqoura examined “ways to advance economic initiatives in order to demonstrate the mutual interest in removing the Hezbollah threat and to ensure sustainable security for residents on both sides of the border,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office in a statement.
The meeting is the second direct meeting between the two enemy states under US and French auspices in the past month, and is “a continuation of the security dialogue aimed at ensuring the disarmament of Hezbollah by the Lebanese Armed Forces,” says the statement.
Yosef Draznin, Deputy Head of the National Security Council for Foreign Policy, represented Israel, according to the PMO.
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