US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in decades on Tuesday and both sides said they held positive discussions although it was not immediately clear if they agreed to a framework for peace.
The meeting marked a rare encounter between representatives of governments that have technically been in a state of war since Israel was established in 1948.
They entered the talks with conflicting agendas, with Israel ruling out discussion of a ceasefire in Lebanon and demanding Beirut disarm Hezbollah.
FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry tells us more.
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