The 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, which was due to expire on April 26, has been extended by three weeks until May 17. That is the good news. The bad news is that this tenuous truce has already crumbled. U.S. President Donald Trump was instrumental in prolonging the April 16 ceasefire during the second round of […]
Israel’s protracted conflict with Lebanon may well be easing, judging by the most recent developments. On April 14, Israel and Lebanon conducted preparatory talks in Washington ahead of what may be more substantive negotiations in the near future. A day later, the Israeli security cabinet met to consider a short-term ceasefire in Lebanon to pause […]