{"id":334857,"date":"2026-04-15T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/israel-and-lebanon-hold-first-direct-talks-in-40-years-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:01:02","slug":"israel-and-lebanon-hold-first-direct-talks-in-40-years-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/israel-and-lebanon-hold-first-direct-talks-in-40-years-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks in 40 years | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VnmjTHeAvqM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Israel and Lebanon hold first direct talks in 40 years | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VnmjTHeAvqM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In Washington DC, Israeli and Lebanese envoys have held direct negotiations &#8211; for the first time in 40 years. 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