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Lebanese worries amid Florida talks over Israeli elections
The article reviews the upcoming Lebanese-Israeli military meeting scheduled in Florida on October 20, under U.S. sponsorship. The meeting aims to activate the "Framework Agreement" and move beyond the stalled negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. Beirut fears that the meeting may be exploited to fill the political and security vacuum, while also serving as a step toward implementing an agreement that includes the release of Lebanese prisoners and establishing a mechanism to verify the Lebanese Army's presence in the testing area and its disarmament of Hezbollah. Lebanon is under regional and international pressures and assurances, amid concerns of Israeli escalation in the region, especially with upcoming Israeli elections. The international community is calling for consensus on a timetable for Israeli withdrawal and the gradual disarmament of Hezbollah, alongside commitments to ensure that weapons are exclusively in the hands of the state. However, developments keep the dialogue on hold, pending election results and potential U.S. intervention to break the deadlock in negotiations.
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