– The leaders of Israel and Lebanon will talk on Thursday, President Donald Trump said Wednesday night, following the first direct talks between the two countries.
– Meanwhile, Hezbollah claimed several attacks on military positions in northern Israel on Thursday morning, citing the sending of swarms of drones to Hanita and Liman Barracks, and a rocket salvo towards Alajal.
– The US military announced that it had prevented ten ships from leaving Iranian ports in the first 48 hours of the blockade imposed by the United States on the Islamic Republic.
– Donald Trump would “welcome the end of hostilities” in Lebanon but this issue is not part of negotiations with Iran, a senior US official said Wednesday.
– The dismantling of Hezbollah, an ally of Tehran, is the main goal of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, said Benyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night, following direct talks between the two countries under the auspices of the United States in Washington.
– The White House says it is discussing a second round of negotiations with Iran, again in Pakistan, after the failure of a first round over the weekend in Islamabad.
– The Israeli army has been ordered to kill any Hezbollah fighter found between the Israel-Lebanon border and the Litani River, about thirty kilometers to the north.
