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- Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced that civilian envoys from Lebanon and Israel attended a military committee meeting to discuss expanding ceasefire talks.
- Salam stated that Lebanon is "far from" diplomatic normalization with Israel and reaffirmed commitment to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which ties normalization to a Palestinian state.
- He indicated Lebanon's readiness to implement a disarmament plan for Hezbollah but did not provide a timeline, raising concerns about Israel's military response.
- Salam also intends to discuss the future of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate with U.N. Security Council representatives.
