Ceasefire is a 'natural entry point' for direct Israel-Lebanon talks, says president

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun frames a Gaza ceasefire as a prerequisite for direct talks with Israel, demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Ceasefire is a 'natural entry point' for direct Israel-Lebanon talks, says president

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President Joseph Aoun has declared that a formal ceasefire with Israel would serve as a "natural entry point for direct negotiations" between the two nations, outlining a clear sequence for de-escalation along their volatile shared border. In a statement disseminated via social media, Aoun emphasized Lebanon's desire to halt hostilities, stating the country is "keen to halt the escalation in the south and in all Lebanese regions so that the targeting of the innocent and the secure – women, men, and children – ceases, and the destruction of homes in Lebanese villages and towns stops." The remarks represent a significant public articulation of Beirut's diplomatic position amid near-daily cross-border exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli military over the past seven months. The president's comments directly link the prospect of talks to a prior cessation of violence, suggesting a potential diplomatic pathway once the guns fall silent. Crucially, Aoun conditioned any lasting calm on a full Israeli military pullback, asserting that "the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territories is an essential step to consolidate the ceasefire." This demand references long-standing disputes over the Blue Line, the United Nations-drawn boundary, and areas like the Shebaa Farms, which Lebanon claims as occupied territory. The statement frames the Israeli presence as the primary obstacle to stability, shifting the onus for the next step onto Jerusalem. Further defining Lebanon's end-state, Aoun called for the redeployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) "up to the international borders" to "end any manifestation of armed presence." This is a pointed reference to the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah, which operates as a state-within-a-state in southern Lebanon and is a key Israeli adversary. The vision implies that a reinforced national army, not Hezbollah's militia, would assume security control in the south, a core requirement of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 that ended the 2006 war. However, implementing this has historically required a complex domestic political consensus in Beirut that has proven elusive for nearly two decades. The proposal...

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