Israel hails Lebanon talks despite slim odds of breakthrough

After three decades of silence, Israeli and Lebanese diplomats meet in Washington, a symbolic step amid deep-seated regional tensions. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Israel hails Lebanon talks despite slim odds of breakthrough

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In a landmark diplomatic encounter, the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States held direct talks in Washington on Tuesday, marking the first high-level meeting between the two nations in over thirty years. The discussions, brokered by U.S. mediators, focused exclusively on the long-standing and contentious maritime border dispute in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. While no immediate agreement was announced, the mere occurrence of the sit-down was hailed by Israeli officials as a significant, albeit preliminary, step toward potential normalization. The talks represent a profound shift from decades of official hostility. Israel and Lebanon have technically been in a state of war since Israel's founding in 1948, with the last major Israeli military operation in Lebanon concluding in 2006. Direct communication has been virtually nonexistent, often funneled through third parties like the United Nations or the United States. The resumption of any form of dialogue, therefore, breaks a profound psychological and diplomatic barrier, offering a glimmer of a procedural framework where none existed before. The immediate impetus for the meeting is a pressing economic and strategic issue: defining a maritime boundary in waters believed to contain substantial natural gas reserves. Both countries have staked competing claims over a roughly 860-square-kilometer area of the Mediterranean. For Lebanon, mired in a catastrophic financial collapse, the potential revenue from offshore gas is seen as a vital lifeline. For Israel, already a regional energy exporter, clarifying its northern maritime border is key to securing investments and ensuring stability for its own gas fields. Despite the cautious optimism from Jerusalem, analysts and regional observers were quick to temper expectations of any swift breakthrough. The maritime dispute is deeply entangled with Lebanon's complex domestic politics, where any perceived concession to Israel remains a potent taboo. The powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, which dominates southern Lebanon and maintains a vast arsenal aimed at Israel, has repeatedly vowed to oppose any deal it deems against national interests. The...

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