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Israeli foreign minister says no plans for talks with Lebanese government

Israeli military vehicles at the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, amid escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 15, 2026.
Israeli military vehicles at the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, amid escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 15, 2026. Photo : REUTERS/Shir Torem

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Israeli Foreign Minister ​Gideon Saar said on ‌Sunday that the government was not planning to ​hold direct talks ​with Lebanon in the coming ⁠days and had ​not told the United ​States it was running low on missile interceptors.

Israel's Haaretz newspaper ​reported on Saturday ​that Israel and Lebanon were ‌expected ⁠to hold direct talks in the coming days. Semafor also reported that ​Israel had ​informed ⁠Washington it was running critically ​low on ballistic missile ​interceptors.

Asked ⁠about the two reports, Saar said: "For the ⁠two ​questions, the ​answers is no."

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