JERUSALEM/BEIRUT ¨C Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days, Israel¡¯s Haaretz newspaper reported on Saturday, in what would be a diplomatic milestone between the two states as Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah wage war.
Three Lebanese officials said Beirut is forming a delegation for talks but no date has been set. One of the officials said Lebanon needed clarity on whether Israel would abide by President Joseph Aoun¡¯s first point ¡ª a demand for a full ceasefire to allow negotiations to take place.
There was no immediate comment on the Haaretz report from the Israeli government.
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