Netanyahu Directs Israeli Cabinet To Start Lebanon Talks As Iran Threatens To Exit Ceasefire

Last Updated:April 09, 2026, 21:40 IST

Netanyahu orders Israel to start direct peace talks with Lebanon focused on disarming Hezbollah, Lebanese President Aoun calls for ceasefire then negotiations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has given an instruction for Israel to begin peace talks with Lebanon that would also include the disarming of Hezbollah.

“In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed the cabinet yesterday to start direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible," Netanyahu said in a statement. “The negotiations will focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon."

There was no immediate response from the Lebanese government to Netanyahu’s remarks.

An hour before Netanyahu’s statement, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that “the only solution to the situation in Lebanon is to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, followed by direct negotiations between them."

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