Israeli and Lebanese envoys will sit down for a fresh round of peace talks in Washington next week, even as Israel presses its campaign against the militant group Hezbollah in spite of a ceasefire.
The war in Lebanon broke out in parallel with the US-Israeli campaign against Hezbollah's backer Iran, with Washington still waiting on Thursday for Tehran to respond to its latest proposed deal to put a long-term stop to the wider Middle East conflict and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz.
