Israel is holding negotiations with the United States to continue its deployment of troops in southern Lebanon, according to multiple news outlets. Two Israeli officials, including a senior official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told Reuters about the negotiations. In parallel, the United States and Iran signed an interim pact that calls for parties to ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon.

Israeli and Lebanese military officials began direct Pentagon‑mediated talks in Washington, and Israeli troops pushed deeper into Lebanon, entering a southern Lebanese village under intense shelling. A six‑member Lebanese military delegation met with Israeli military officials in Washington, marking the first direct military talks between the two countries in decades, as reported by *The Hindu*.

According to *Al Arabiya*, Israel expanded its invasion of southern Lebanon after the Lebanese militia Hezbollah opened fire at Israel on March 2, and described the territory it has seized in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria as “buffer zones.” *The Indian Express* reported that Israel carried out airstrikes in Lebanon, and *AP News* reported that family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a highway in Tyre, Lebanon on May 29, 2026.