Israel, Lebanon to hold second round of talks in Washington on Thursday, Israeli source says

AL-MONITOR
Apr 20, 2026
People travel in vehicles as displaced people make their way back to their home crossing the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, which was hit earlier in an Israeli strike, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
People travel in vehicles as displaced people make their way back to their home crossing the bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, which was hit earlier in an Israeli strike, amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica — Marko Djurica

April 20 (Reuters) - Israeli and Lebanese representatives will hold talks in Washington on Thursday, an Israeli source speaking on the condition of anonymity told Reuters on Monday.

Israel will be represented by its ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, the source added.

It will mark the first talks between the two countries since a 10-day ceasefire took effect on Thursday.

(Reporting by Hatem Maher and Ahmed Elimam in Cairo; and Alexander Cornwell in Jerusalem, Editing by Hugh Lawson)