Ambassador Yehiel Leiter told the fifth round of U.S.-brokered talks in Washington that the process risks derailing, urging clarity on Hezbollah's disarmament and warning against Iranian involvement.
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yehiel Leiter issued a stark warning during the fifth round of U.S.-mediated talks with Lebanon in Washington. In remarks reported Tuesday evening, Leiter described the negotiations as facing a 'train wreck,' fearing the process is losing its original direction.
Leiter stated that the initial framework assumed Iran would be removed from the equation, with Hezbollah's disarmament as the central goal. He questioned whether that foundation still holds, and whether the ceasefire terms requiring Hezbollah to withdraw north remain binding. He emphasized that Israel will respond to any immediate or emerging threats.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, the Washington talks opened on a dual track, political and military. A parallel Qatari initiative proposing a long-term hudna between Israel and Hezbollah was also reported. Leiter's comments signal deep Israeli concern that the process may be drifting from its core objectives.
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