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Report: US expected to announce extension of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, reports that the United States is expected to issue a statement today summarizing the two rounds of negotiations held so far between Israel and Lebanon and announcing an extension of the ceasefire, alongside a “declaration of intent” regarding the continuation of the talks.
According to the report, the declaration will focus on a gradual end to Israel’s presence in Lebanon alongside a full Lebanese move to disarm Hezbollah.
The report also says the United States has been discussing with Israel what it describes as the “general outlines of an actual plan” to be implemented with Lebanon, amid efforts to separate the Lebanon issue from a possible agreement with Iran.
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