Israeli ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, and his Lebanese counterpart, Nada Hamadeh, have met in Washington D.C. for the first direct diplomatic talks between the two countries since 1993. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who mediated the negotiations, has called them a "historic opportunity."
Despite this, Israel continued to attack Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. The militant group also fired rockets into northern Israel. We spoke with Fawaz Gerges, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics, for his assessment.
00:25 Israel’s ambassador to the US optimistic
01:15 Fawaz Gerges, Professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics
01:27 Israel–Lebanon talks: A big moment, limited impact?
03:00 Where does Hezbollah stand?
03:28 How diplomatic engangement with Israel is seen in Lebanon
03:55 Netanyahu willing to withdraw troops?
04:10 Lebanon’s domestic stability on the brink?
05:05 Can Lebanon cast off Hezbollah?
06:55 Israeli offensive in southern Lebanon
07:53 Lebanon and the Iran war
09:05 What does it take for Israel to agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon?
10:10 US pressure drives talks
11:52 Will the Israel-Lebanon conflict hold up US-Iran negotiations?
13:11 Iran’s proxies in the Middle East really diminished?
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