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This third round of talks will be transitioning to the substantive portions of the agreement.
Lebanon aims to disarm Hezbollah.
Benjamin Netanyahu needs to show results in the here and now as he is facing a tight reelection campaign that will determine his political future in the next few months.
Israeli demands are the full disarmament of Hezbollah and a fully secure border.
President Donald Trump is very interested in the end state of being able to declare another peace treaty under his auspices in the Middle East.
The United States is playing an important role in mediating and pushing the process forward.
Lebanon seeks to coordinate toward a full Israeli withdrawal.
The diplomatic track could lead toward a permanent cessation of hostilities and the potential for peace between Lebanon and Israel.
Lebanon aims to strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to enable it to resume its duties in Southern Lebanon.
Lebanon seeks to stop the demolition of homes and villages under Israeli occupation.
Disarming Hezbollah and negotiating with Israel are both opposed by Hezbollah.
Lebanon also seeks to extend its authority throughout the rest of the country.
Lebanon wants to reclaim the state's monopoly on the use of force.
The Lebanese position includes the full restoration of Lebanese state sovereignty, including the disarmament of Hezbollah.
The diplomatic track represents a genuine opportunity to build lasting security across the Lebanon-Israel border.
Lebanon's president, prime minister, and government are eager to make rapid progress along this path.
Beirut desires an exchange of prisoners.
For Lebanon, the goal is to secure an urgently needed full ceasefire.
Lebanon faces a number of constraints after 25 years of the Assad regime and Iranian dominance.
Lebanon is 7 years into a deep economic and financial crisis.
The Lebanese state is in a dilapidated condition and requires large-scale external support as well as more reform to increase its capacities.
Beirut's leaders need buy-in from Amal leader Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon.
Israel will insist on going ahead with the talks while its military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon continue.
Disarming Hezbollah and negotiating with Israel are still facing strong opposition within the Shiite community.
Beirut has to take into account the Arab position, represented by Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia favors the talks but is also concerned about what it perceives as Israeli ambitions to become the new hegemon in the region.
The Lebanese position is to aim for all the steps that need to be taken to enable a fully secure border for both sides.
The Lebanese position includes a permanent cessation of hostilities.
Building up the Lebanese state and army is an urgent goal, but will require many months or a few years to fully accomplish.
After these steps, Lebanon would move on to the next step of exploring peace with Israel.
The two ceasefires have been honored much more in the breach than in compliance.
Direct pressure from President Donald Trump brought about Israeli acceptance of talks, as well as two ceasefires.
Beirut seeks a reaffirmation of the maritime border agreement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not initially respond to Lebanese calls for direct talks and a ceasefire.
Israel has taken up the diplomatic channel and has sent empowered negotiators to the table.
From the Israeli side, one can detect a fair amount of reluctance regarding the talks.
The Lebanese state is not yet in a position to achieve Hezbollah disarmament in the near term.
The Lebanese state requires substantial support and time to achieve Hezbollah disarmament.
Benjamin Netanyahu's timetable is more urgent and short-term.
Beirut wants the final demarcation of the land border between the two countries.
The war against Hezbollah enjoys majority support in Israel.
There is a similar opposition to accepting a ceasefire in Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu wants to go into the elections showing that he is taking decisive action against Hezbollah.
Benjamin Netanyahu can make political capital out of also claiming that he is working toward peace with another Arab country.
Israel is entering the talks with mixed interests.
Israel is likely to resist a full ceasefire.
The parties are approaching the talks with positive intent, but also with slightly different agendas.
That will be difficult for the Lebanese side to agree to.
The direct diplomatic track between Lebanon and Israel is the first in many decades.
Donald Trump's main motivating factor for staying involved is declaring a peace treaty.
Donald Trump is focused on the more urgent and important goal of trying to conclude a deal with Iran that would enable him to declare some form of victory and move on.
If Donald Trump reaches an end of hostilities with Iran, he might want to pivot to an end-of-war and peace narrative and may lean on Israel to agree to a full ceasefire in Lebanon as well.
The United States has a pivotal role to play in these talks because it is the lead supporter of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
The United States is the only one with leverage over Israel.
Bringing security to the Lebanon-Israel border relies on upscaling support to Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
Making steady progress in disarming Hezbollah relies on upscaling support to Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), including security sector reform.
The United States is faced with managing different timetables in this process.
Stopping the current hostilities is an urgent priority measured in weeks and months.
The first two rounds of talks were preparatory rounds to agree on the parameters for starting full-scale talks.
Israel and Lebanon are holding their third round of talks today under U.S. auspices in Washington, D.C.