A THIRD round of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon began in Washington on Thursday.This comes days before the expiration of a truce that reduced but did not stop the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah.Lebanese officials are hoping that the two-day negotiations will yield a new ceasefire deal and pave the way for tackling a series of thorny issues, including the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah.

A THIRD round of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon began in Washington on Thursday.

This comes days before the expiration of a truce that reduced but did not stop the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah.

Lebanese officials are hoping that the two-day negotiations will yield a new ceasefire deal and pave the way for tackling a series of thorny issues, including the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah.

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