U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Israel and Lebanon have reached and signed a framework agreement intended to move the two sides toward “lasting peace and security.” The announcement followed high-level trilateral talks in Washington involving Rubio and the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon to the United States.

Officials described the framework as an initial step after months of conflict in Lebanon involving Hezbollah, emphasizing that a broader end state would involve restoring Lebanese sovereignty and achieving a permanent and final cessation of hostilities. Lebanon’s ambassador said the goal is to enable people to return to their land and live in peace, security, and stability.

Israel’s ambassador said the framework’s ultimate destination is peace between the two countries, describing it as conditional and performance-based. The report said the agreement was signed by the Israeli ambassador, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon’s ambassador, Nada Hamadeh, but detailed terms were not released publicly at the time of the announcement.

The conflict described in the reporting intensified following Hezbollah attacks into Israel and Israel’s subsequent expanded actions in Lebanon, with separate diplomatic processes involving other regional stakeholders continuing in parallel. The framework was presented as separate from those other tracks, while Israel and Lebanon discuss practical security arrangements intended to reduce tensions and support longer-term negotiations.