Lebanon’s prime minister says his country is “far from” diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel.

What began as Israel’s leader cold-shouldering the mainstream media is becoming a more widespread assault on the country’s freedom of the press.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he still planned to visit New York despite incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threats to arrest him in compliance with an International Criminal Court warrant.

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, the prime minister’s office said, shortly after Trump wrote on social media that Israel should maintain dialogue with Syria.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says new negotiations with Israel taking place under the auspices of a ceasefire monitoring mechanism were not broader peace talks, while adding his country is open to the mechanism verifying efforts to disarm Hezbollah.

Israeli leader demands large buffer zone after Trump warned Israel against actions that could destabilize the new government in Damascus.

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades on Wednesday under the auspices of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism, though Lebanon's prime minister cau