Contributing sentiments towards policy:
57% : The meeting took place at the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL in Naqoura, Lebanon, near the border with Israel along the Blue Line.
52% : Lebanon and Israel held their first direct talks involving civilian representatives in decades on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, as part of a U.S.-chaired ceasefire monitoring committee meeting.
50% : Lebanon was represented by Simon Karam, a lawyer and former ambassador to the U.S., while Israel sent Uri Resnick, an official from the National Security Council.
49% : The session was part of the existing mechanism to oversee the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
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