There is a nice pop in risk assets after Axios reported that Israel will open direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible. The negotiations will focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peace.
Here is the post from Axios’ Barak Ravid:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: In light of Lebanon’s repeated requests to open direct negotiations with Israel, I instructed yesterday to begin direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible. The negotiations will focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon. Israel appreciates the Lebanese prime minister’s call today to demilitarize Beirut
It seems there is still some negotiating to do but it’s not exactly easy to ‘demilitarize’ Beirut without causing a civil war
