Israeli ambassador blasts Lebanon cease-fire talks as a 'train wreck'
Summary
Car Crash Washington Today in Washington: The Israeli ambassador to the United States criticized the status of US-mediated cease-fire talks between Israel and Lebanon ahead of a scheduled three-day round of negotiations in Washington. Ambassador Yechiel Leiter described the talks as a 'train wreck' and questioned whether dismantling Hezbollah remains a central objective. State Department Counselor Dan Holler and Assistant Secretary of War for International Security Affairs Dan Zimmerman opened the talks, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that the Lebanon-Israel track remains separate from broader US-Iran negotiations.
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Israeli ambassador blasts Lebanon cease-fire talks as a 'train wreck'