# What will it take? Israel-Lebanon talks open as fighting continues

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Podcast: [The Debate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-debate-1101606)
Published: 2026-04-14T18:13:41+00:00
Episode link: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260414-what-will-it-take-israel-lebanon-talks-open-as-fighting-continuesisrael-lebanon-talks-open-as-fighting-continues?PcNCvtcnHj
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Israeli and Lebanese envoys are appearing together on camera in the same room – that may well be a first. It's happening under the auspices of the US secretary of state in Washington. If you're rooting for peace, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that the Lebanese government's never been so vocal in calling on Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to disarm and the US president has a real stake in reining in Israel if he wants his attempts to strike a deal with Tehran to bear fruit. Read more US hails 'historic opportunity' for peace after Lebanon, Israel talks in Washington The bad news is that the fighting continues, with Israel accused of the Gaza-style levelling of villages in southern Lebanon , and Hezbollah refusing both surrender and disarmament. Will Israel set up for good, pushing boundaries like it did recently in neighbouring Syria ? A week ago, Benjamin Netanyahu was depicted as omnipotent with outlets like The New York Times reporting on how it was he who convinced Donald Trump to attack Iran . If that was true, is it still the case? Or was last Wednesday's daytime bombing of Beirut that killed more than 300 people too much, even for Israel's closest allies? Produced by François Picard, Rebecca Gnignati, Juliette Laffont, Ilayda Habip, Delphine Liou.

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