{"id":295,"date":"2026-05-29T16:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=295"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:41:32","slug":"israeli-troops-push-deeper-into-lebanon-as-the-two-sides-start-military-talks-at-the-pentagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=295","title":{"rendered":"Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon as the two sides start military talks at the Pentagon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEIRUT (AP) \u2014 Israeli troops entered a southern Lebanese village early Friday, pushing deeper into the country as Lebanese and Israeli military officials began direct talks<\/span> at the Pentagon over the deadly conflict. <\/p>\n

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The entrance of Israel\u2019s troops into the village of Dibbine, near the town of Marjayoun, came as Israeli airstrikes<\/span> killed at least six people. Five were killed in an airstrike on the villages of Deir Qanoun al Nahr and Abbasiyeh, while a municipal policeman was killed in the village of Ebba, state media reported. <\/p>\n

In Washington, a six-member Lebanese military delegation was meeting on Friday with Israeli military officials in the first direct military talks between the two countries in decades.<\/p>\n

A nominal ceasefire<\/span> went into effect on April 17. A senior Lebanese military official told The Associated Press Friday that the Lebanese delegation, led by the army\u2019s head of operations Brig. Gen. George Rizkallah, would be to make it comprehensive. <\/p>\n

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The official added the Lebanese delegation will request the reactivation of the committee monitoring the enforcement of an earlier U.S.-brokered ceasefire<\/span> that halted the war between Israel and Hezbollah<\/span> in late 2024. <\/p>\n

Another Lebanese official, who is briefed throughout the day about the ongoing talks at the Pentagon, also said the delegation would seek the comprehensive implementation of the ceasefire and a stop to ongoing hostilities.<\/p>\n

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He said implementation would be followed by talks at a later date on matters such as deploying the Lebanese army along the border and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. <\/p>\n

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media about the ongoing talks in Washington. <\/p>\n

President Joseph Aoun\u2019s office said he received a call Friday from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and they discussed the situation in Lebanon and the latest developments in the Middle East. Aoun\u2019s office said the president told Rubio that efforts should concentrate on implementing the ceasefire as it is \u201cthe essential entry point for transitioning to any other issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In April, Lebanon and Israel held the first direct talks<\/span> in Washington in more than three decades. <\/p>\n

The Israeli military issued several evacuation warnings<\/span> for southern Lebanon on Friday, forcing hundreds of families to flee to safer areas further north.<\/p>\n

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Israeli troops fought Hezbollah fighters inside the villages of Yohmor and Zawtar al-Sahrqieh near the city of Nabatieh after they crossed the strategic Litani River, which the Israeli military has used as a de facto boundary. Large areas to the south are under Israeli military control, despite the April ceasefire.<\/p>\n

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