JAKARTA - The United States will host the second round of Israeli-Lebanese negotiations at the State Department on Thursday.
"The United States will host the second round of ambassador-level talks between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday, April 23, at the State Department," the spokesperson told Anadolu as quoted (21/4).
"The United States welcomes the productive engagement that began on April 14. We will continue to facilitate direct and good faith discussions between the two governments," the State Department spokesperson added.
Yesterday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that talks with Israel aimed to stop hostilities, end Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon, and ensure the deployment of Lebanese troops to internationally recognized borders.
It is known that Israel carried out an attack on Lebanon on March 2, targeting the militant group Hezbollah, which launched an attack on Israel, following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli attack on Tehran and other cities on February 28.
Israeli attacks have left about 2,300 people dead, wounded more than 7,500, and displaced more than a million people, according to Lebanese authorities.
The two countries held their first direct meeting in 43 years on Tuesday last week, when the ambassadors of Lebanon and Israel met in Washington and agreed to start direct peace negotiations.
The attacks subsided after US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon that began at midnight local time in Tel Aviv and Beirut.
A day later, he said Washington was actively discouraging Israel from carrying out additional attacks on Lebanon, as a newly formed ceasefire took effect.
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Katz said on Friday that Israel intends to maintain control over all the territories it occupied in southern Lebanon during the recent attacks.
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