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What the Israel-Lebanon peace talks will need to be successful

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Publish Date
Fri, 10 Apr 2026, 11:08am
 People walk among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
People walk among buildings destroyed in a joint attack by Israel and the United States on April 6, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

What the Israel-Lebanon peace talks will need to be successful

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 10 Apr 2026, 11:08am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered officials to hold talks with Lebanon, but rejects any reports of a ceasefire there. 

He says Israel's military will continue to strike Hezbollah with force and won't stop until security is restored, but a Lebanese official says it won't negotiate under fire. 

Reuters senior Middle East correspondent Alexander Cornwell told Ryan Bridge if the talks between Israel and Lebanon take place, they'll need some kind of guarantor for it to work.  

He says they'll probably have to come from outside of the region – like the US or the French.  

Meanwhile, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says it's allowing the Strait of Hormuz to open but requires vessels to communicate with its military. 

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