📍 ISRAEL AND LEBANON PREPARE FOR NEXT ROUND OF TALKS AS TRUMP CALLS FOR A "SOFTER TOUCH" AGAINST HEZBOLLAH

🔸 LEBANON: NEXT TALKS SEEN AS CRITICAL FOR A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE: According to Saudi Al-Hadath, citing Lebanese officials, the next round of direct Israel-Lebanon negotiations is viewed in Beirut as "extremely important for establishing a permanent ceasefire."

The talks are expected to focus on Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon and establishing …