{"id":26975,"date":"2026-04-14T19:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/26975\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:37:22","slug":"lebanon-made-it-really-clear-that-it-will-no-longer-be-occupied-by-hezbollah-israel-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/26975\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon \u2018Made It Really Clear\u2019 That It Will No Longer Be Occupied By Hezbollah: Israel Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:HuffPost;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"HuffPost\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"168\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/huffpogreen_3240.png\"\/><\/a>Tue, April 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM UTC<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/72741bf5a3aacf9c5a345d95a6b9cf0c.jpeg\"\/>Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/support?utm_campaign=smartnews-rr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Support HuffPost;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Support HuffPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter said Lebanon agreed to push back and \u201cno longer be occupied by Hezbollah\u201d in what he called a \u201ca victory for sanity, for responsibility and for peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat gives me hope is the fact that the Lebanese government made it really clear that they will no longer be occupied by Hezbollah,\u201d Yechiel Leiter told reporters Tuesday following the historic meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanese diplomatic representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/us-iran-mull-second-round-of-peace-talks_n_69de0618e4b0ceb95296fb95?utm_campaign=smartnews-recirc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:U.S., Iranian Teams Could Return To Islamabad For Peace Talks This Week: Reuters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">U.S., Iranian Teams Could Return To Islamabad For Peace Talks This Week: Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a victory for sanity, for responsibility and for peace because the head of Hezbollah warned the government of Lebanon not to participate in these talks, and the government of Joseph Aoun bravely said no to Hezbollah,\u201d he said of Lebanon\u2019s president and the Iran-backed armed group. \u201cAnd this is the beginning of a very strong, and fortified, consistent battle against Hezbollah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate comment on the meeting from the Lebanese ambassador, Nada Moawad.<\/p>\n<p>Leiter said a joint statement will be released.<\/p>\n<p>Political Updates<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/latest-news-live-updates_n_69dcb4aae4b00247ba9c0bc9\/liveblog_69de8e11e4b0223b4583d1d4?utm_campaign=smartnews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This article;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">This article<\/a> originally appeared on HuffPost. 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