Updated : 2026-04-10 19:17:30 KST
The U.S. State Department will host peace talks between Israel and Lebanon next week as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks direct discussions with Beirut to dismantle Iran-supported Hezbollah. Our Kim Do-yeon covers this development as well as planned peace talks between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan this coming weekend.
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dismantle (조직·체제를) 해체하다
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While the two-week ceasefire with Iran holds, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear on Thursday that Lebanon is not part of that deal. "I want to tell you there is no ceasefire in Lebanon. We are continuing to strike Hezbollah with force, and we will not stop until we restore your security .. last night I instructed the cabinet to open direct negotiations with Lebanon in order to achieve two goals: One, the disarmament of Hezbollah. Two, a historic, sustainable peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon."
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The announcement follows the deadliest day of the renewed conflict. The Lebanese Health Ministry reports that Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday killed more than 300 people and wounded over 1,100 others. The fighting in Lebanon remains an obstacle to a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which was reached earlier this week.
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End-of-war negotiations between Washington and Tehran are scheduled to begin this Saturday, April 11th, in Islamabad, led by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. In a phone interview with U.S. broadcaster NBC on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is "very optimistic" about the upcoming talks. Trump told the network that Iranian leaders are being far more reasonable in private, stating they are agreeing to terms because their military has been conquered.
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However, the broader truce is teetering. Iran is still severely restricting commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that Israel's continued strikes on Hezbollah violate the core conditions of the ceasefire.
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teeter 동요하다, 흔들리다; 망설이다
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Addressing this variable during his Thursday interview, President Trump stated that Israel is scaling back its operations in Lebanon. He confirmed that he recently spoke with Netanyahu by phone, telling NBC that the Israeli leader will exercise restraint to facilitate the broader negotiation process. Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.
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영어 원문 출처 및 동영상 링크;
arirang news/World
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