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Israel and Lebanon Hold Third Round of US-Mediated Talks
Representatives from Israel and Lebanon met in Washington on May 14, 2026, for their third round of discussions since hostilities reignited in March. The talks occurred one day after Israeli strikes killed 22 people in Lebanon and amid ongoing border incidents. Separately, U.S. officials addressed the Iran war, maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz and humanitarian conditions in Sudan.
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Representatives for Israel and Lebanon took part in direct discussions in Washington on May 14, 2026. m. EDT, marked the third meeting since hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel reignited on March 2, 2026.
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U.S. State Department official said the discussions had been “productive and positive” and will continue on Friday. Lebanon will demand a ceasefire in the Washington talks, according to a senior Lebanese official.
Israel will push for Hezbollah to disarm, an Israeli government spokesperson said. Hezbollah condemned the Washington talks between Lebanon and Israel. -backed truce between Israel and Lebanon that was declared in April 2026.
On May 13, 2026, Israeli strikes killed 22 people including eight children in Lebanon, according to Lebanese health officials. Several Israelis were injured after an explosive drone fell near Israel’s border on or before May 14, 2026. Israeli flares were fired over the village of Arnoun, Lebanon, on May 13-14, 2026.
Photographs from the southern area of Marjayoun showed the flares descending late on May 13. -Iran war that began on Feb. 28, 2026, under the name “Operation Epic Fury,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio travelled with President Donald Trump on a two-day visit to Beijing.
Marco Rubio said on May 14, 2026, that China agreed the Strait of Hormuz should not be militarised. ” An unidentified ship was boarded by “unauthorised personnel” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on May 14, 2026, according to UKMTO. An Indian-flagged wooden cargo vessel sank on May 13, 2026, while sailing through Omani waters following fire from a suspected strike.
