South Lebanon: How will Israeli strikes affect negotiations?
• Aug 16, 2026, 1:00 PM
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Israel killed 11 people in strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, in what has been described as the biggest threat to the peace talks since the June agreement. Ziad Majed, Professor of Middle East Studies at the American University of Paris, spoke to FRANCE 24 about the potential impact of the strikes on the negotiations underway in Rome, the role of the United States, and Israel's policy towards Lebanon and especially Hezbollah.
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