Washington, United States, April 16, 2026 (AFP) - Trump says Israel, Lebanon leaders to hold talks Thursday

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US President Donald Trump has said that leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak on Thursday, as Washington pushes to ease hostilities after the rivals' first direct talks in decades. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war on March 2 after pro-Tehran group Hezbollah attacked Israel. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million in Lebanon, despite international calls for a ceasefire, and......

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