Diplomatic sources told the Lebanese newspaper Al-Jadeed that negotiations with Lebanon have hit a deadlock, as Israel insists on remaining in southern Lebanon and refuses to provide guarantees for an IDF withdrawal. The report is single-sourced and unconfirmed by Israeli or US officials.
A single-source report in the Lebanese outlet Al-Jadeed claims that negotiations between Israel and Lebanon have reached an impasse. According to diplomatic sources cited by the newspaper, the core sticking point is Israel's refusal to commit to a full withdrawal from southern Lebanon and to provide guarantees to that effect. The report follows a day of talks in Washington that also ended without progress, as The Zioneer reported earlier today (SAME-THREAD, relation confirmed: Wednesday's talks concluded with no headway). This latest report, if accurate, suggests the talks have now stalled entirely. The IDF and the Prime Minister's Office have not commented. The report's single-source nature and the absence of on-record Israeli or US confirmation mean the account should be treated as a developing claim.
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