Lebanon says peace with Israel still distant

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Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam says lasting peace with Israel could eventually open the door to political and economic ties, but stresses such progress is still distant until both sides fully honour the 2024 ceasefire.

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00:00Welcome back.

00:01Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says a durable peace with Israel

00:05could one day open the door to political normalisation and even economic ties.

00:10But he warns that any such shift is a long way off, given how strained relations are today.

00:17Salam says the priority now is to fully implement the November 2024 ceasefire,

00:22which he sees as the only path to further progress.

00:25Yes, Israel has carried out several incursions into Lebanon while targeting militant groups,

00:32including a major operation last year after months of cross-border fire with Hezbollah.

00:37Under the November 2024 ceasefire agreement, Israel is required to withdraw its forces

00:43and halt airstrikes, while Hezbollah is expected to disarm.

00:47The group has rejected full disarmament, but Salam says it did accept the terms

00:52affirming the state's sole control of weapons and must now honour that.

00:56In a sign of slow diplomatic movement, both countries have appointed civilian envoys

01:00to a military committee overseeing the truce.

01:03The move broadens the discussion beyond the original 2024 terms

01:07and aligns with Washington under President Donald Trump's regional peace push.

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