ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Israel, Lebanon launch non-military economic talks
December 3, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed acting head of The National Security Council Gil Reich to send a representative on Wednesday to meet with Lebanese governmental-economic officials. This marks a first attempt to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation between Israel and Lebanon in many years…The representative will be Dr. Uri Resnick, signaling the start of civilian negotiations with Lebanon that include civilian – not only military – representatives on both sides, unlike in the past. Earlier on Wednesday, the Lebanese Presidential Office announced the appointment of former Ambassador Simon Karam, an attorney, as the head of the Lebanese delegation to the meetings of “the mechanism” (supervision committee that governs the implementation of the 2024 ceasefire). READ MORE

ALGEMEINER Israel, Lebanon Send Civilian Envoys to Truce Committee for First Direct Talks in Decades Israel and Lebanon sent civilian envoys to a military committee monitoring their ceasefire, top officials from both said on Wednesday, in a move set to expand the scope of talks between the long-time foes for the first time. The meeting was a step toward a months-old US demand that the two countries broaden talks beyond monitoring the 2024 ceasefire, in line with US President Donald Trump’s agenda of peace agreements across the Middle East. It came even as fears of a renewed flare-up between Israel and powerful Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah persist.