Israeli Ambassador to the US says Lebanon 'must recognise' Israeli presence

Middle East Eye · April 24, 2026 War

Israeli Ambassador to the US says Lebanon 'must recognise' Israeli presence Israeli Ambassador to the US, who heads his envoy in talks with Lebanon, said that Beirut "has not fulfilled its commitments to dismantle terrorist infrastructure". During the meeting with the Lebanese delegation at the White House that, Yechiel Leiter said that "we have no irreconcilable disputes with the sovereign state of Lebanon or with the Lebanese people," but added that they "must focus on the root of the problem - Hezbollah, and its murderous intentions toward Israel". "Lebanon has not fulfilled its commitments to dismantle terrorist infrastructure.

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