Officials say negotiations would also include the future of Israeli military outposts in Lebanon and of Lebanese prisoners still held in Israel.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to open negotiations to resolve longstanding disputes over the land border between the countries, two U.S. officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The Trump administration successfully pushed the two sides to come to the table just months after Israel invaded Lebanon as part of its war against Hezbollah.

Lebanese media reported that the released hostages had arrived in a hospital in southern Lebanon city of Tyre.

An Israeli military jeep drives past an Israeli flag in proximity to the UN Blue Line demarcating Israel and Lebanon during the 60-day Israeli Hezbollah ceasefire on January 09, 2025 in Metula, Israel. Israel and Lebanon agreed on Tuesday to begin negotiations, mediated by the U.S., to resolve several border disputes.

A military meeting in southern Lebanon on Tuesday led to an agreement between Israel and Lebanon on the next steps on the Blue Line.

Israel has begun negotiations with Lebanon to demarcate their border and withdraw from five outposts in southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday evening.

Israel agreed to talks with Lebanon to demarcate their border and will release five Lebanese detainees as a gesture. The talks involve the U.S. and France, aiming for diplomatic resolution of ongoing issues while maintaining a ceasefire.

Netanyahu’s office says Israel had agreed with Lebanon, the U.S. and France to establish working groups to discuss the demarcation line between the two countries

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin negotiations to settle land border disputes, Axios reported Tuesday, citing a U.S. official. The