US hails ‘productive’ talks between Israel, Lebanon military officials

Military officials from Israel and Lebanon held “productive” talks in Washington on Friday, a US official said, adding that the meeting will complement upcoming diplomatic discussions.“Today at the Pentagon, I hosted military delegations from Israel and Lebanon for the security track supporting the ongoing peace talks between their two countries,” Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s second-in-command, said on X.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We held productive military-to-military discussions which will inform the Department of State-led political track next week,” he said.It was the first meeting between Israeli and Lebanese military officials in decades. “The United States anticipates reconvening soon to continue the security track,” Colby said.He made no mention of the truce to halt fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon that was supposed to have taken effect on April 17, but has never been observed.

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