“There is an understanding that Israel would gift something to Trump … that in January there will be an understanding about Lebanon,” an Israeli official said. On Sunday, the Israeli official said, the conversations at Trump’s Florida residence focused on an Israeli cease-fire proposal for Lebanon involving Western and Russian cooperation. An Israeli military official said plans were also being created to ramp up ground operations in Lebanon if talks were to ultimately fall apart. Russian officials visited Israel on Oct. 27 to discuss the plan, according to the Israeli official. “We have taken away Hezbollah’s ability to attack us” as it could have before the war, said the military official.

Source: Washington Post November 14, 2024 18:42 UTC