US Secretary of State Marco Rubio mediated the first direct diplomatic talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington since 1993 following a month of conflict.Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter discussed border security as Lebanese casualties reached 2,089 deaths.Hezbollah leader
Naim Kassem condemned the meeting as a surrender while
Israel refused a ceasefire until the group is fully disarmed.