Israeli foreign minister says no plans for talks with Lebanese government

Israeli foreign minister says no plans for talks with Lebanese government

ZAZIR, northern Israel, March 15 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign ‌Minister Gideon Saar said ‌on Sunday that the government ​was not planning to hold direct talks with Lebanon in the coming ‌days and ⁠had not told the United States it ⁠was running low on missile interceptors.

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Israel's Haaretz ​newspaper reported ​on ​Saturday that Israel ‌and Lebanon were expected to hold direct talks in the coming days. Semafor also reported that ‌Israel had informed ​Washington it ​was ​running critically low on ‌ballistic missile interceptors.

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Asked ​about ​the two reports, Saar said: "For the two questions, ​the ‌answers is no."

(Reporting by ​Alexander Cornwell; Editing by ​Joe Bavier)

 

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