US envoy Barrack reportedly to meet Netanyahu on Monday amid escalating tensions with Lebanon

By Lazar Berman

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13 December 2025, 8:34 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack speaks during a joint press conference following his meeting with Lebanon's president at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on August 18, 2025. (ANWAR AMRO/ AFP)

US Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Channel 12 reports.

Barrack is also an envoy to Lebanon, whose government Washington warned recently about the likelihood of a major Israeli military strike against Hezbollah soon if Beirut doesn’t step up its campaign to disarm Hezbollah.

Last week, Netanyahu asked to be excused from his corruption trial to attend an urgent diplomatic meeting on Monday.