Next week's US-backed Lebanon-Israel meeting will be preparatory, not a negotiation: Lebanese source

Upcoming ceasefire talks between Lebanon and Israel, scheduled to take place next week in the US, will be preparatory in nature, not a negotiation, a senior Lebanese source said on Friday.

“The meeting at the US State Department next week is preparatory, not a negotiation," the source, who requested anonymity, told Anadolu in a statement.

Israel has carried out airstrikes and a ground offensive in southern Lebanon since a cross-border attack by Hezbollah on March 2, despite a ceasefire that took effect in November 2024.

The expected talks between Lebanon and Israel come after US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, saying Tehran had presented a “workable” 10-point proposal for negotiations.

*Writing by Serdar Dincel