US says Israel and Lebanon to begin direct talks

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The United States, Israel, and Lebanon have agreed to begin direct negotiations following a trilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC. The meeting, hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and attended by Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh and Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, included "productive discussions" on steps toward initiating direct talks, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in