The next round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon will take place on June 23 instead of June 22 and will focus on the ceasefire clause, Lebanese sources told the Lebanese newspaper Nidaa al-Watan, as reported by Kan 11's Arab Desk. The sources assess that Israel has reduced but not halted military operations in southern Lebanon.
Kan 11's Arab Desk reports that Lebanese sources told the Beirut-based newspaper Nidaa al-Watan that the fifth round of Israel-Lebanon negotiations, originally set for June 22, has been postponed by one day to June 23 in Washington. The sources said the round will center on the ceasefire clause, arguing that events on the ground in southern Lebanon show Israel has reduced but not ceased its military operations there.
The report comes amid a series of unverified claims about the status of the ceasefire. As The Zioneer reported in recent days, a security source asserted that the situation in southern Lebanon "is not a ceasefire," and Iranian sources claimed Israel was supposed to have withdrawn from southern Lebanon overnight — claims Israel has not confirmed. The talks follow a pattern of delayed and contested diplomatic tracks: the fifth round was previously reported to begin June 22, and Hezbollah's leadership rejected an earlier US-brokered framework in early June.
The Lebanese report is attributed to a single newspaper source and has not been independently corroborated by Israeli or international outlets. The specific focus of the ceasefire clause — and whether Israel accepts the characterization of having "reduced" operations rather than halted them — remains unclear.
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