Al Jazeera reports that an agreement on a 'declaration of intent' has been reached in the negotiations between Israel, Lebanon, and the United States. The declaration is expected to be signed soon in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to the Qatari network.
Al Jazeera reported Friday evening that an agreement on a 'declaration of intent' has been reached in the ongoing talks between Israel, Lebanon, and the United States. According to the network, the declaration is expected to be signed soon in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio — a development that, if confirmed, would formalize a framework negotiated in recent weeks.
As The Zioneer reported Friday (19:34 Jerusalem), Israel and Lebanon signed a U.S.-mediated framework agreement in Washington that same evening, a step both sides described as launching formal talks. The thread shows that by 19:34, a series of reports — from a Lebanese source via Al Jazeera (20:00 signing, withdrawal from two areas), Israeli officials, and journalists — converged on a signed framework. Friday's Al Jazeera report adds a further layer — a separate 'declaration of intent' — though its exact content and relation to the framework deal remain unverified. The Qatari outlet, which has occasionally cited sources from the Lebanese side, did not specify the declaration's terms.
Earlier this week, Secretary Rubio praised the atmosphere in the talks as yielding 'very good results' (i24NEWS, June 25). The Zioneer also reported that Rubio spoke by phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun overnight to resolve final differences, and that under the emerging agreement, Israel would effectively hold a veto over pilot zones in southern Lebanon (Barak Ravid, N12, June 26). The new Al Jazeera claim, if corroborated, would mark a further milestone toward normalizing the Israel-Lebanon diplomatic track, though it is attributed to a single media outlet at this stage.
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