00:01Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Yehia Leiter hailed his country's historic talks with Lebanon as a wonderful exchange, adding
00:08that both countries were on the same side.
00:10The talks were the first direct peace negotiations held between Israel and Lebanon in decades, and come after fighting between
00:18Israel and Hezbollah rocked southern Lebanon since the Iran-back group joined the war.
00:23We talked about a number of things, and most importantly, the vision, the long-term vision, where there'll be a
00:30clearly delineated border between our countries, and where the only reason we'll need to cross each other's territory will be
00:41in business suits to conduct business or in bathing suits to go on vacation.
00:46And I must say, this was a victory for sanity, for responsibility, and for peace, because the head of Hezbollah
00:59warned the government of Lebanon yesterday not to participate in these talks, and the government of Joseph Allen bravely said
01:11no to Hezbollah.
01:12The talks took place in Washington and were mediated by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
01:18Israeli forces have carried out large-scale attacks and occupied a portion of southern Lebanon to establish what they call
01:25a buffer zone to secure northern Israeli neighborhoods.
01:29Lebanon's health ministry says at least 1,200 people were killed in Israeli attacks, which have targeted even central areas
01:35of the capital Beirut.
01:38Rubio warned that the talks are a process, not an event, underlining that it may take some time to reach
01:43any significant agreement.
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