Netanyahu Calls for Direct Talks with Lebanon Amid Devastating Strikes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a dramatic appeal for direct negotiations with Lebanon, just one day after Israeli airstrikes killed over 300 people across the country. Netanyahu announced his cabinet is prepared to engage in talks aimed at disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations, citing what he claimed were repeated Lebanese overtures to open dialogue. The move follows the deadliest day of conflict in the region’s recent escalation and risks further strainin