April 23 (UPI) — Diplomats from Israel and Lebanon were expected to hold talks at the White House on Thursday in the hopes of reaching a peace agreement.
A senior White House official told The New York Times the ambassador-level negotiations originally expected to take place at the State Department. Israeli officials confirmed the meeting with The Times of Israel.
An official told NPR that President Donald Trump was expected to greet the countries’ ambassadors.
The two countries agreed to a 10-day cease-fire agreement after a first round of talks in Washington, D.C., on April 17. The truce is shaky, though, as Israeli airstrikes have occurred since then, with Hezbollah responding with its own rocket fire.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services proposed fiscal year budget for 2027 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
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