With Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun pushing for direct talks with Israel while Hezbollah rejects them, the country is once again at an impasse after a verbal spat between its leader and the Iran-backed movement.Lebanon has officially been at war with Israel since 1948, making direct negotiations taboo until recently when two wars between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah exhausted the country.With Lebanon's leaders facing difficult decisions, where do Aoun and Hezbollah stand, and what lies ahead for the country?- What does Aoun want? -
Hezbollah, president clash over Israel talks deepens Lebanon divide
Political Leaning Analysis
Score: -0.31 •
Leans Left
Left
Center
Right
Story Timeline
Wed 12:20 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
Warning from Hezbollah after Lebanon-Israel talks. "National Sin"
Thu 16:32 - France 24
'Lebanon is being held hostage by Hezbollah acting at Iran's behest'
Thu 23:45 - Middle East Eye
Trump says he hopes Hezbollah 'acts nicely and well'
Fri 04:55 - Le Figaro
LIVE - War in the Middle East: Lebanon and Hezbollah accuse Israel of violating the ceasefire
Fri 10:53 - ANSA Top News
Katz, 'IDF maintains control of positions conquered in Lebanon'
Fri 10:53 - ANSA Mondo
Katz, 'IDF maintains control of positions conquered in Lebanon'
Sat 12:46 - ANSA Top News
Unifil, 'patrol hit during mine clearance, let's think of Hezbollah'
Sat 12:50 - ANSA Mondo
Unifil, 'patrol hit during mine clearance, let's think of Hezbollah'
Sun 02:56 - Middle East Eye
Video: Hezbollah official rejects Lebanon-Israel talks as 'submission'
Sun 13:42 - ANSA Mondo
Katz, 'we will use all force in Lebanon against any threat to soldiers'
Sun 13:42 - ANSA Top News
Katz, 'we will use all force in Lebanon against any threat to soldiers'
Mon 08:20 - Middle East Eye
Why Israel cannot defeat Hezbollah
Mon 13:32 - ANSA Mondo
Hezbollah, 'we will tear down the Israeli yellow line in Lebanon'
Mon 13:32 - ANSA Top News
Hezbollah, 'we will tear down the Israeli yellow line in Lebanon'
Mon 14:42 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah MP calls for Lebanese president to withdraw from Israel talks
Tue 00:02 - ANSA Mondo
Panama, alleged Hezbollah member extradited for 1994 air raid
Tue 03:36 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says it will break Israel’s ‘yellow line’ in Lebanon
Tue 03:39 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah MP calls for Lebanese president to withdraw from Israel talks
Tue 09:57 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah to hold mass funerals for fighters killed in Israel's war on Lebanon
Tue 10:10 - Middle East Eye
Exclusive: Inside Hezbollah’s battle for Bint Jbeil and Khiam
Tue 10:27 - Middle East Eye
Exclusive: Inside Hezbollah’s battle for Bint Jbeil and Khiam
Tue 15:48 - Le Figaro
Lebanon: the war between Israel and Hezbollah has left nearly 2,500 dead, according to a new report
Tue 22:30 - PBS Newshour
In rare interview, top Hezbollah leader rejects disarmament, calls for Israeli withdrawal
Wed 11:47 - France 24
In south Lebanon village, Hezbollah buries fighters killed in war with Israel
Wed 13:54 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: Emmanuel Macron announces the death of Master Corporal Anicet Girardin, seriously injured by Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon
Wed 14:30 - Al-Monitor
Hezbollah supporters defiant after sons killed fighting Israel
Wed 16:43 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: who was Master Corporal Anicet Girardin, killed in Lebanon?
Wed 18:12 - France 24
Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah
Wed 19:25 - Euronews
Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah, Macron says
Wed 21:40 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says attacks on Israeli troops respond to truce violations
Thu 08:57 - France 24
Second French peacekeeper dies in Lebanon after ambush blamed on Hezbollah
Thu 10:00 - Fox News
Hezbollah disarmament deadlock risks civil war, analysts say, as US prepares for Israel–Lebanon talks
Thu 10:01 - Le Figaro
Lebanon: at least 63 French soldiers killed by Hezbollah since 1978, but probably more
Thu 17:24 - Euronews
UN 'working on' keeping presence in Lebanon after UNIFIL mandate expires in 2027
Thu 21:19 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah fires rockets, citing Israeli ceasefire violations
Fri 04:13 - Euronews
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire extended by three weeks, Trump says
Fri 04:48 - Le Figaro
Lebanon: the detailed account of the Hezbollah attack which cost the lives of two French soldiers
Fri 11:36 - Al-Monitor
Hezbollah MP: ceasefire 'meaningless' in light of Israeli attacks
Fri 11:53 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah MP calls ceasefire “meaningless” amidst ongoing Israeli bombing in Lebanon
Fri 15:27 - Washington Examiner
Hezbollah ‘firmly rejects’ Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as ‘meaningless,’ says party lawmaker
Fri 16:42 - Middle East Eye
Israel says it killed six Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon
Fri 20:46 - Al Jazeera English
Israel continues attacks on Lebanon despite extension of ceasefire
Sat 10:00 - Middle East Eye
Lebanon is a house divided as its leaders negotiate and Hezbollah fights on
Sat 10:17 - Middle East Eye
Lebanon is a house divided as its leaders negotiate and Hezbollah fights on
Sat 19:48 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: Benjamin Netanyahu orders attacks against Hezbollah after ceasefire violations, according to the Israeli army
Sat 20:01 - Al-Monitor
Israel says it will attack Hezbollah 'forcefully' as four killed in strikes on southern Lebanon
Sat 20:42 - ANSA Mondo
Lebanon, 'new Israeli raids in the south after Netanyahu's order'
Sun 03:13 - Middle East Eye
Israel backs diplomacy with Lebanon but warns on Hezbollah
Sun 14:42 - Middle East Eye
Netanyahu says Hezbollah 'dismantling' ceasefire with Lebanon
Sun 14:48 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says Israel violating truce and vows retaliation
Sun 19:09 - Al Jazeera English
Israel issues forced evacuation orders for southern Lebanon in escalation
Mon 00:15 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says it targeted troops, tank with drones and missile
Mon 06:37 - Middle East Eye
Israeli officials question impact of Netanyahu’s Hezbollah directive
Mon 07:41 - Euronews
Israel and Hezbollah finding ways to go back to "pre-ceasefire modus operandi" - Lebanese Minister
Mon 10:08 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah chief 'enemy reached a dead end'
Mon 10:34 - France 24
Israel, Hezbollah trade accusations over Lebanon truce violations
Mon 11:54 - ANSA Mondo
Lebanon, 'we will reject any humiliating agreement with Israel'
Mon 13:10 - Le Monde
LIVE, Middle East war: Israeli forces bomb Hezbollah positions in the Bekaa Plain
Mon 14:00 - Al-Monitor
Lebanon president hits back at Hezbollah over Israel talks criticism
Mon 17:50 - Euronews
Military action still needed to counter Hezbollah rockets and drones, Israel's PM says
Tue 06:57 - Le Monde
LIVE, Middle East war: Israel justifies continued attacks on Hezbollah despite ceasefire in Lebanon
Tue 08:20 - Al Jazeera English
Down but not out: In war with Israel, Hezbollah shows it is still powerful
Tue 09:35 - La Repubblica (IT)
Lebanon, Hezbollah fiber optic quadcopters displace Israel
Tue 12:00 - UN News All
From Hormuz to Lebanon, crisis reverberates through trade routes, upending humanitarian networks
Tue 15:26 - France 24
Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire under strain as both sides trade fire
Tue 15:36 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah says it hit Israeli tank in south Lebanon
Tue 20:00 - Al-Monitor
Hezbollah, president clash over Israel talks deepens Lebanon divide
Tue 21:25 - France 24
Continuing hostilities in Lebanon as 1.2 million displaced sink into despair