There are wars that are fought with missiles. And others that are played in a call.
has assured that this Thursday there will be a movement that, on paper, may seem minor, but that in the current context has enormous weight: a direct conversation between after more than three decades without contact at the highest level.
“It’s been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years. Tomorrow it will happen. “Great!” Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social, without clarifying who exactly those interlocutors will be.
A contact that has not occurred since the 90s
The key is not only in the call, but in what it symbolizes. According to Trump himself, it would be the first time in 34 years that “the leaders” of both countries maintain contact of this type, which refers directly to a context in which relations between Israel and Lebanon have been marked by permanent tension and the absence of direct dialogue.
with both countries immersed in talks to try to reach a ceasefire to stop the escalation of violence in Lebanese territory. A negotiation that, for now, is progressing with difficulty and under the mediation of Washington.
The possible conversationIt comes after six weeks of clashes between Israel and the Shiite group Hezbollah on Lebanese soil, a conflict that has already left more than 2,000 dead and more than a million displaced. A figure that reflects the magnitude of a crisis that continues to grow and threatens to overwhelm the region even more.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Government It justifies its attacks as a response to the launch of rockets by Hezbollah, while Lebanon insists on the need to immediately stop the offensive to open a real diplomatic channel.
Negotiations without Hezbollah… and with great differences
One of the most delicate elements of the process is precisely the absence of Hezbollah in the negotiations. The group, a key player in the conflict on the ground, has been left out of direct contacts, complicating any solid progress.
Even so, in recent days there have been relevant movements. Representatives of both countries held a meeting of more than two hours in Washington, with the presence of the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in what represents the highest level contact between Israel and Lebanon since 1993.
The result, for now, is limited: an agreement to continue talking.
Two positions that are difficult to reconcile
The main obstacle remains the starting point of each part. While the Lebanese Government demands an immediate ceasefire to open a broader dialogue process, Israel maintains a much tougher position.
Tel Aviv refuses to stop its offensive without preconditions and demands the total disarmament of Hezbollah, in addition to the creation of a security zone in southern Lebanon that allows it to control the territory up to the Litani River.
Two visions that, today, seem hardly compatible.
A call… and many unknowns
In this context, the announced conversation by Trump appears as a gesture loaded with symbolism, but also surrounded by unknowns. It is not clear who will speak, or in what format, or whether that contact can translate into real progress.
What is clear is that it comes at a time when any step, no matter how small, can make a difference.
Because, in conflicts like this, sometimes a call doesn’t change everything.
But it could be the beginning of something.
