Israel seeks direct talks with Lebanon to discuss Hezbollah disarmament following bombardments that threaten a US-Iran ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israel was preparing to scale down its attacks in Lebanon, a senior Israeli official said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he is seeking direct talks with Beirut, a day after the worst bombardment of the war killed more than 300 people in Lebanon and placed Donald Trump's U.S.-Iran ceasefire in jeopardy. Trump announced a ceasefire ‌in the six-week-old Iran conflict late on…