Israel and Lebanon have reportedly opened a secret channel of negotiations to discuss an Israeli troop withdrawal from the southern Lebanon security zone. But Lebanon’s foreign minister, Faris Bouez, said he saw “few hopes” for establishing peace with Israel as long as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained in office.
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