Balance of Power

Israel-Lebanon Talks Face a Hezbollah Problem

Iran’s most formidable proxy has rejected the negotiations altogether.
Smoke from an airstrike near Tyre, Lebanon, on April 13.Photographer: Kawnat Haju/AFP/Getty Images

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Lebanon and Israel are about to hold their first direct talks in decades, a historic moment for two countries that have been locked in a state of war for decades.