{"id":14197,"date":"2025-03-12T19:40:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=14197"},"modified":"2025-03-12T19:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:40:54","slug":"israel-seeks-normalization-with-lebanon-amid-border-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/03\/12\/israel-seeks-normalization-with-lebanon-amid-border-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Seeks Normalization with Lebanon Amid Border Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Just a day after Israel\u2019s government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, announced plans to begin negotiations with Lebanon over land borders, the Hebrew news site &#8220;Ynet&#8221; reported on Wednesday that, according to an Israeli political source, the border talks are part of a broader strategic plan aimed at achieving normalization with Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"462\">According to the source:&#8221;Netanyahu\u2019s policies have changed the Middle East, and we now want to seize the moment to reach normalization with Lebanon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"743\">He further claimed that Israel and the United States believe that this is now possible, given the recent changes in Lebanon. He added:&#8221;Just as Lebanon has border concerns, so do we, and we will discuss them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"871\">Settler Leaders Oppose the Talks<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"987\">Meanwhile, David Azulai, head of the Metula settlement council, sent a letter to Netanyahu, stating:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1085\">&#8220;The residents of the north are not willing to be hostages to weak security agreements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1220\">He urged Netanyahu not to agree to partial solutions that could have serious long-term consequences, leading to insecurity:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1339\">&#8220;We cannot return to living as we did before the cursed Saturday,&#8221; referring to the **&#8221;Al-Aqsa Flood&#8221; attack.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1423\">Azulai also criticized Israel\u2019s release of five Lebanese prisoners, arguing:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1589\">&#8220;It is unacceptable to release them without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/01\/30\/israeli-military-plans-strikes-on-hezbollah-as-lebanon-reports-new-casualties\/\">Lebanon<\/a> guaranteeing Israel\u2019s security and dismantling all militant organizations operating from its territory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1697\">He insisted that any progress in negotiations must be based on concrete actions, not empty promises.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11956\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lebanon-army.jpg\" alt=\"Israel ceasefire breach\" width=\"1000\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lebanon-army.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lebanon-army-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lebanon-army-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lebanese army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1736\">&#8220;Stop Selling Us Illusions&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1738\" data-end=\"1861\">Eitan Davidi, head of the Margaliot settlement, also expressed strong opposition in an interview with &#8220;Ynet&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1918\">&#8220;Enough nonsense&#8230; Stop selling us illusions!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"2071\">He expected the Northern Command chief to declare that Israel must maintain its positions in the border region but instead felt disappointed:&#8221;I was already worried when we signed the ceasefire, and now I\u2019m even more concerned. I met with top military officials this week and understood that staying in these positions is not permanent. At some point, the army will withdraw, and the Lebanese Army will take over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2382\">Davidi described this as:&#8221;Handing over northern Israel\u2019s security to Hezbollah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2449\" data-end=\"2488\">Israel Holds Talks in Naqoura<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2653\">His remarks came after Netanyahu\u2019s office announced that a quadrilateral meeting was held in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, attended by representatives from:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2655\" data-end=\"2736\">\n<li data-start=\"2655\" data-end=\"2679\">The Israeli army<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"2705\">The United States<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2706\" data-end=\"2720\">France<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2736\">Lebanon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2738\" data-end=\"2828\">A statement from the Israeli Prime Minister\u2019s Office said that the meeting was held:&#8221;In coordination with the United States and as a goodwill gesture to Lebanon\u2019s new president, Israel agreed to release Lebanese detainees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2979\" data-end=\"3062\">It also outlined the establishment of three joint working groups to focus on:<\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3231\">\n<li data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3146\">The five border points currently controlled by Israel in southern Lebanon<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3147\" data-end=\"3188\">The Blue Line and disputed areas<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3189\" data-end=\"3231\">Lebanese prisoners held by Israel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11726\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ceasefire agreement\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israel-Lebanon border negotiations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"3233\" data-end=\"3272\">Israel Aims for Normalization<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3274\" data-end=\"3486\">According to the Israeli political source, the talks in Naqoura were attended by military representatives, but in the next round, political and diplomatic officials from Israel will participate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3488\" data-end=\"3661\">Describing this as a &#8220;dramatic breakthrough,&#8221; the source noted that Lebanon\u2019s new president is facing political difficulties in pushing these negotiations forward.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3665\" data-end=\"3874\">&#8220;That\u2019s why we released the five detainees\u2014to allow him to claim that without firing a single shot, he secured the release of prisoners, unlike the resistance, which only brought destruction to Lebanon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3876\" data-end=\"3891\">He concluded:&#8221;The goal is to reach a normalization agreement with Lebanon, and we will continue these talks to achieve it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Just a day after Israel\u2019s government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, announced plans to begin negotiations with Lebanon over land borders, the Hebrew news site &#8220;Ynet&#8221; reported on Wednesday that, according to an Israeli political source, the border talks are part of a broader strategic plan aimed at achieving normalization with Lebanon. 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