Israel and Lebanon have ‘wonderful exchange’ but remain in deadlock after first talks in decades

NewsWorldMiddle EastIsrael and Lebanon have ‘wonderful exchange’ but remain in deadlock after first talks in decadesU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the talks a "historic opportunity" but made it clear that no immediate breakthrough agreement was anticipatedKarim Chehayeb Tuesday 14 April 2026 20:33 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957669","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/lebanon-israel-talks-us-washington-hezbollah-b2957669.html","title":"Israel and Lebanon remain in deadlock after first talks in decades"}}CloseUS-Israeli ambassador calls talks with Rubio in Lebanon 'victory for sanity'On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMe...