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Ceasefire holds ahead of fifth round of Lebanon-Israel talks

From Naharnet · () English

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  • Mediators Pakistan and Qatar announced that Iran and the U.S. agreed to establish a de-confliction cell with Lebanon to ensure adherence to a ceasefire.
  • Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to begin a fifth round of U.S.-brokered talks on Tuesday, aiming to end the cycle of violence and advance a peace agreement.
  • A UNIFIL spokesperson confirmed that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah appears to be holding, with no trajectories detected from either side since the previous day.

Mediators Pakistan and Qatar announced Monday that Iran and the United States have agreed to establish a "de-confliction cell" with Lebanon. This measure aims to ensure adherence to the termination of military operations in the region following the first round of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland concerning the Middle East war.

to ensure the adherence of the termination of military operations

— Pakistan and QatarAnnouncing the agreement to set up a de-confliction cell between Iran, the U.S., and Lebanon.

Lebanon and Israel are set to commence a fifth round of U.S.-brokered negotiations on Tuesday. The primary objectives of these talks are to permanently end the cycle of violence and to advance a comprehensive peace and security agreement between the two nations. A U.S. State Department official emphasized that the U.S. is enabling both countries to negotiate as sovereign states.

to end the cycle of violence for good

— U.S. State Department officialDescribing the goal of the upcoming fifth round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations.

Lebanese authorities are pursuing the withdrawal of Israeli troops from their territory and are keen to separate these negotiations from the broader U.S.-Iran deal. President Joseph Aoun stated that Lebanon negotiates for itself and does not accept external interference. He welcomed assistance from any country to end the war, particularly given the interconnected regional situation, but cautioned against interference in internal affairs, implicitly referencing Iran's significant political influence in Lebanon through Hezbollah.

advance a comprehensive peace and security agreement between the two countries

— U.S. State Department officialDescribing the goal of the upcoming fifth round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL, reported that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah appears to be holding. "We have not detected trajectories from either side since yesterday," the spokesperson said, noting the absence of airstrikes. Peacekeepers continue to observe air and ground movements. An Associated Press photographer in the heavily damaged city of Nabatiyeh described calm on Monday, with few displaced people having returned, though many entered surrounding villages after roads were cleared.

We are enabling Israel and Lebanon to negotiate as two sovereign states and to find a way to have peace and security

— U.S. State Department officialExplaining the U.S. role in facilitating the negotiations.
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