Ceasefire and Hezbollah disarmament: Israel and Lebanon begin talks

The first negotiations in decades to resolve the Lebanese-Israeli conflict have begun at the US State Department building in Washington. Before the start of the negotiations, the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors were received by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

In addition to Rubio, the American delegation also included US Ambassador to Beirut Michelle Issa and State Department Counselor Michael Needham. The Israeli and Lebanese delegations were led by Ambassadors Yechiel Leiter and Nada Hamadeh Moawad. Lebanon is demanding that Israel completely cease hostilities before discussing other issues. Israel, for its part, rejects these demands and once again intends to force Beirut to disarm the Shiite militia Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Hezbollah's leadership declares that it rejects any negotiations with Tel Aviv and does not intend to comply with any of the conditions proposed by the Israeli side.

Hezbollah appears to be deeply distrustful of American security guarantees and refuses to disarm or disband. When the Lebanese agreed to a ceasefire during recent US-Iran talks, the Israelis failed to reciprocate and continued to launch massive strikes against their northern neighbor. Given that IDF units have not withdrawn from southern Lebanon since the last "ceasefire," the Shiite militia will likely refuse to make a senseless sacrifice and "disband." Meanwhile, Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassim issued a statement calling on the Lebanese army to join the group in the fight against Israel.

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[Andrey K]

Ceasefire and Hezbollah disarmament: Israel and Lebanon begin talks

This is not a negotiation, but a fascist-Zionist ultimatum - mediated by Donnie the "peacemaker"

[TermNachTer]

Hezbollah is a state within a state - who will disarm it?

[Andrey K]

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Hezbollah is a state within a state - who will disarm it?

I absolutely agree.
I think that Sheikh Naim Kassim is not out of his mind to be led by disarmament.
The very next second after the "agreement" they will be quartered to the jeers of the Jews, and nothing will remain of Lebanon at all.

[Shurik70]

Uh-huh.
Arrange negotiations with the USA and Israel.
The attack on Doha, like the bombing of the Iranian government during the negotiations, seems to have taught the world nothing.
Or did they send those they didn’t feel sorry for to negotiate?

[Lako]

The Americans invited the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors and are trying to pass off wishful thinking as reality. I wonder, even if an agreement is reached to disarm Hezbollah, who will do it? The US? Well, let them try.

[Montezuma]

Quote: Andrey K

Ceasefire and Hezbollah disarmament: Israel and Lebanon begin talks

Yeah, it sounds like the famous movie line, "like a wedding night without a bride." In the current situation, Hezbollah will be the one making the decisions; the Lebanese army is incapable of disarming it, and as long as Israel continues fighting, there's no hope of peace in Lebanon.

[ZovSailor]

Andrey K
Today, 19:32 These are not negotiations, but a fascist-Zionist ultimatum - mediated by Donny the "peacemaker"

Along the way, the red-haired Satan from Washington has already collected money for the Gaza Peace Council, swindled dozens of leaders out of their money, and continues to scam them.

[Captain Pushkin]

Quote: Andrey K

Ceasefire and Hezbollah disarmament: Israel and Lebanon begin talks

This is not a negotiation, but a fascist-Zionist ultimatum - mediated by Donnie the "peacemaker"

Yeah, "negotiations" with a hardened gangster, with the "mediation" of the gangster's boss, about how to properly hand over your gun and the keys to your apartment to the gangster.

[knn54]

I will answer briefly: Israel has not complied with ANY (more than 30) UN Security Council resolutions.

[rocket757]

In the middle, so-so... considering that negotiations are practically an ultimatum from the "chosen ones"... the results will be, well, so-so, and that's if there are any results at all...

[SmolH2]

Well, raise your hands and proceed to the cozy barracks fenced with barbed wire and towers.

[Revolver]

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Well, raise your hands and proceed to the cozy barracks fenced with barbed wire and towers.

If the only alternative is disposal, then they will pick it up and proceed.

[SmolH2]

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Quote: SmollH2

Well, raise your hands and proceed to the cozy barracks fenced with barbed wire and towers.

If the only alternative is disposal, then they will pick it up and proceed.

There you go. And they'll be sent off for disposal. Just like what happened to the Soviet Jews, who were supposedly being deported. And to prevent that from happening, we shouldn't disarm. Maybe that won't help, but it's worth it.

[pudelartemon]

The emblem of the modern world of the 21st century is endless blah-blah-blah. And without any results.
It seems like we've returned to the 18th century - large battalions decide everything.

[Adrey]

"Easy to eat, hard to shit." A deal might be reached, but how can we actually disarm the Khezovs? A full-fledged SVO has been buried here for five years.

[Bookinist69]

Nothing could be simpler. Disarm the IDF, jail Netanyahu, dissolve the Knesset, and live peacefully with our Arab neighbors. I've solved the problem!

[Revolver]

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Nothing could be simpler. Disarm the IDF, jail Netanyahu, dissolve the Knesset, and live peacefully with our Arab neighbors.

And drive the Jews into the sea? So Hezbollah will be disarmed and disbanded, and when that's done, peace will come between Israel and Lebanon.

[Bookinist69]

As long as Israel exists, there will be no peace. Its very existence is to destroy its neighbors and seize territory. Its goal is far more expansive, but that's a topic for another article...

[K-50]

Ceasefire and Hezbollah disarmament: Israel and Lebanon begin talks

Without Hezbollah, there won't be even half of Lebanon, the southern half. Especially since the Jews have already loudly declared that they are taking the south for themselves, like the Golan Heights from Syria.
Appetite, however, increases during "eating".
And then, when the southern part is digested, they will open their mouths to the north.
So Hezbollah is the only thing that stands and blocks Lebanon from occupation.

[Starover_Z]

Quote: K-50

Without Hezbollah, there won't be even half of Lebanon, the southern half. Especially since the Jews have already loudly declared that they are taking the south for themselves, like the Golan Heights from Syria.
Appetite, however, increases during "eating".

If neither communist nor socialist Poles reflected the current character of Israel, then what can we say about countries with opposite orientations?

[commbatant]

What's the point of Israeli Jews negotiating with Lebanon if it doesn't control Hezbollah, what's the point of Lebanon negotiating with Israeli Jews if the latter don't care that Lebanon doesn't control Hezbollah.

Lebanon faces the loss of some of its fertile land and water sources (where Israeli Jews will build new settlements), hunger, cold, devastation, internally displaced citizens...

Lebanon, by trying to fight, either with the IDF or with Hezbollah, has a chance of disappearing altogether.

The only chance the Lebanese have to survive is to establish enclaves with access to the sea within Lebanon, without Jews or Arabs, and then declare independence or request UN trusteeship.

[Revolver]

Quote: commbatant

enclaves with access to the sea inside Lebanon without Jews and Arabs

There are no Jews there anyway, and almost the entire population is Arab, not counting a few Druze enclaves.

[solar]

Negotiations are not with Hezbollah, but with Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassim issued an address calling on the Lebanese army to join the group in the fight against Israel.

Everything is going to show that the Lebanese army has the exact opposite plans. :((

[BMP-2]

By the way, I immediately agreed to "split up." And I split up. And I split up! (c)

[alexputnik17]

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassim issued an address calling on the Lebanese army to join the group in the fight against Israel.

A bloody, but the only wise decision, in my opinion.
Let them ask the Iraqis how their "peace" ended...