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Third round of direct Israel-Lebanon talks kick off in Washington
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From left: Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad at the State Department in Washington, April 14, 2026. (Shmulik Almany / Israeli embassy, Washington)
The third round of talks between Israeli and Lebanese diplomats begins in Washington, DC, an Israeli official says.
The two days of talks are being led by the two enemy states’ ambassadors to Washington, and are being hosted by the State Department.
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