Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks on Wednesday in decades, part of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war with Hezbollah, a source close to the talks told AFP.
The meeting was taking place at the UN peacekeeping force’s headquarters in Lebanon Naqura near the border with Israel, the source said. Morgan Ortagus, the US Special Representative for Lebanon, was present at the talks.
Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office said he would send a representative to Lebanon to meet with government and economic officials. (AFP)
