{"id":2588936,"date":"2026-04-09T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-confirms-negotiations-with-lebanon-after-major-strikes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:08:41","slug":"netanyahu-confirms-negotiations-with-lebanon-after-major-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-confirms-negotiations-with-lebanon-after-major-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu confirms negotiations with Lebanon after major strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-confirms-negotiations-with-lebanon-after-major-strikes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel plans direct negotiations with Lebanon after the war\u2019s deadliest strikes on Hezbollah, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordering talks with the Lebanese government as soon as possible. The move follows a US-Iran brokered two-week ceasefire and Israel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-russias-air-force-incapable-of-complex-air-operations\/\" title=\"Is Russia\u2019s Air Force Incapable of Complex Air Operations?\">large-scale strikes<\/a> against hezbollah that killed hundreds and hit more than 100 targets.The talks, to be held at the U.S. State Department next week, will be led by Israel\u2019s ambassador to the United states, with the U.S. and Lebanon represented by their envoys; Lebanon\u2019s government would negotiate, while Hezbollah will not participate. Israel says the negotiations will aim to disarm Hezbollah and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/head-of-the-octopus-iranians-slam-despotic-regime-ask-israeli-prime-minister-to-act-with-increased-decisiveness\/\" title=\"\u2018Head Of The Octopus\u2019: Iranians Slam Despotic Regime, Ask Israeli ... To Act With \u2018Increased Decisiveness\u2019\">establish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ccp-uses-private-dinners-and-paid-trips-to-influence-media-and-politicians-investigative-reporter\/\" title=\"CCP Uses Private Dinners and Paid Trips to Influence Media and Politicians: Investigative Reporter\">peaceful relations<\/a><\/a> with Lebanon, though there is no ceasefire in Lebanon and fighting against Hezbollah is expected to continue. The clashes have included fierce battles in southern Lebanon and the symbolic town of Bint Jbeil, echoing the 2006 conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu confirms negotiations with Lebanon after deadliest day of Israeli strikes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2555897\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> said Thursday that Israel will begin negotiations with the government of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> after the war&rsquo;s deadliest waves of strikes against Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>After the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, Jerusalem turned its attention to its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4504035\/iran-peace-deal-lebanon-war-israel\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4504035\">longtime enemy, Hezbollah<\/a>, in Lebanon. It launched its largest wave of strikes targeting the militant group on Wednesday, triggering outrage from Tehran, which claimed a ceasefire in Lebanon was part of the ceasefire agreement. On Thursday, Netanyahu announced that direct negotiations would be opened with Lebanon&rsquo;s government.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israeli military mobile artillery unit fires towards southern Lebanon from northern Israel, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariel Schalit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;In light of Lebanon&rsquo;s repeated requests to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-withdraws-troops-from-ukraine-border-as-biden-caves\/\" title=\"Russia withdraws troops from Ukraine border as Biden caves\">open direct negotiations<\/a> with Israel, I instructed at the Government meeting yesterday to open direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible,&rdquo; the Israeli <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a>&rsquo;s office said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/2042271441060557059?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/2042271441060557059?s=20\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4504035\/iran-peace-deal-lebanon-war-israel\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4504035\">WHAT DO IRAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS MEAN FOR ISRAEL&rsquo;S OPERATION IN LEBANON?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The negotiations will focus on the disarmament of Hezbollah and the establishing of peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon. Israel appreciates the call made today by the Prime Minister of Lebanon to demilitarize Beirut,&rdquo; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The opening of negotiations with the Lebanese government, which is not a belligerent in the conflict, will not immediately affect fighting against Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No ceasefire in Lebanon,&rdquo; an Israeli official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarakRavid\/status\/2042267595240357900?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarakRavid\/status\/2042267595240357900?s=20\">told<\/a> <em>Axios&rsquo;s<\/em> Barak Ravid. &ldquo;The negotiations with the Lebanese government will begin in the coming days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations would begin next week at the State Department in Washington, according to various media reports. Israel&rsquo;s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, will lead the negotiations on the Israeli side, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, will lead on the American side, and Lebanon&rsquo;s ambassador to the U.S., Nada Hamadeh-Moawad, will lead on the Lebanese side.<\/p>\n<p>These details also indicate that Israel only agreed to negotiations under heavy U.S. pressure, though President Donald Trump publicly backed Israel in its claim that Lebanon wasn&rsquo;t part of the ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah won&rsquo;t be participating in the negotiations, making its impact limited. Most experts doubt the Lebanese government even has the capability to disarm Hezbollah, which is Israel&rsquo;s central demand.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4521395\/trumps-ceasefire-iran-hinges-israel-attacks-lebanon\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4521395\">TRUMP&rsquo;S IRAN CEASEFIRE HINGES ON ISRAEL HALTING ATTACKS ON HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s blitz on Wednesday saw it hit over 100 targets, killing over 200 people. Among those Israel claimed it killed was the personal secretary of Naim Qassem, the leader of Hezbollah. Israel issued evacuation calls for areas in Beirut on Thursday, indicating further strikes.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces continued its invasion of southern Lebanon, with a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarioLeb79\/status\/2042240155520475211?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarioLeb79\/status\/2042240155520475211?s=20\">fierce battle<\/a> raging in the highly symbolic town of Bint Jbeil. The IDF failed to capture the town in its 2006 invasion of the country, and it came to signify Israel&rsquo;s defeat after then-Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave his victory speech in it after the war ended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu: Talks with Lebanon after deadliest strikes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2588937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-collage-6qrxt3dg8-1775755133666.jpg?1775740957&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,23728,11860,6524,7283],"class_list":["post-2588936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-lebanon","tag-negotiations","tag-netanyahu","tag-strikes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-collage-6qrxt3dg8-1775755133666.jpg?1775740957&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588936"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588940,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588936\/revisions\/2588940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}