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Exclusive JNews Lebanon<\/h3>\n

JNews Lebanon has learned from high-level diplomatic sources in Washington that the decision to extend the negotiations for an additional day (Friday) came following direct intervention and intense, transcontinental pressure applied in the final minutes before the evening session adjourned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our highly exclusive sources reveal that the U.S. National Security Council coordinator placed an urgent phone call to the Lebanese Prime Minister, requesting him to instruct the military delegation not to walk away from the negotiating table or declare failure. This extension was requested to allow Washington time to draft a new “linguistic compromise” that merges the sectors-based plan presented by the Lebanese Army with the Israeli demands regarding technological surveillance.<\/p>\n

Exclusive information obtained by our platform further indicates that the Lebanese delegation agreed to this technical, one-day extension as a final opportunity, while delivering a definitive message to the American side: “Lebanon will not sign any document that grants Israel the right to encroach upon a single inch north or south of the Litani River under the guise of model zones. This extension is to test American intentions, not to bow to Israeli conditions.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Read also Behind the scenes- Game Over at Ali al-Tahir: The Secret Phone Call That Flipped the Script<\/a><\/p>\n

To read this article in Arabic (Click Here)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive JNews Lebanon JNews Lebanon has learned from high-level diplomatic sources in Washington that the decision to extend the negotiations for an additional day (Friday) came following direct intervention and intense, transcontinental pressure applied in the final minutes before the evening session adjourned. 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