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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Lebanon asks U.S. for direct peace talks with Israel to end fighting

The Lebanese government proposed direct negotiations with Israel — through the Trump administration — aimed at ending the war and reaching a peace agreement, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter. - Both the U.S. and Israeli responses were cool and deeply skeptical, the sources said. Why it matters: Lebanon's government is extremely alarmed that the renewed war, triggered by Hezbollah's decision to launch rockets at Israel , will devastate the country. - So far, the Lebanese army has refused to take meaningful action against the Iran-backed militant group. - And with Washington uninterested in mediating and Israel determined to use the moment to dismantle Hezbollah, a full-scale escalation appears increasingly…

The Lebanese government proposed direct negotiations with Israel — through the Trump administration — aimed at ending the war and reaching a peace agreement, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter. - Both the U.S. and Israeli responses were cool and deeply skeptical, the sources said. Why it matters: Lebanon's government is extremely alarmed that the renewed war, triggered by Hezbollah's decision to launch rockets at Israel , will devastate the country. - So far, the Lebanese army has refused to take meaningful action against the Iran-backed militant group. - And with Washington uninterested in mediating and Israel determined to use the moment to dismantle Hezbollah, a full-scale escalation appears increasingly…Open