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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, a US official said on Sunday. The call comes as Israel's military expanded its offensive into southern Lebanon, capturing a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle near the city of Nabatiyeh, in what has been described as the deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than a quarter century.

Coverage Comparison

France 24 reported that Rubio's conversations with Aoun and Netanyahu focused on the ongoing diplomatic negotiations, and noted that the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Monday over Israel's expansion of its offensive in Lebanon. The outlet also covered Iran's chief negotiator warning that the United States was not to be trusted, and Netanyahu vowing to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort.

The Hindu reported that US President Donald Trump had sent back a tougher peace proposal to Iran, and that Israeli troops had seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon. The Hindu also cited Lebanon's Health Ministry reporting eight people killed in an Israeli dawn strike on southern Lebanon, and noted that oil prices rose more than 2% due to Israel's incursion.

France 24 also covered the capture of the strategic mountain near Nabatiyeh and quoted Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denouncing what he called a dangerous Israeli escalation in the south, urging an immediate ceasefire and insisting that a 'scorched-earth policy' would not ensure Israel's security. An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said that Trump was 'betraying diplomacy for the third time' by continuing a naval blockade imposed on Iran and making what he described as excessive demands in negotiations.

Key Claims

  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, as reported by a US official and carried by France 24.
  • Iran's chief negotiator warned that the United States was not to be trusted, saying Tehran would not agree to any deal with Washington unless it fully secured Iranian rights. This warning was reported by both France 24 and The Hindu, with The Hindu attributing the remarks to Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort, as reported by France 24 and The Hindu.
  • The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Monday over Israel's expansion of its offensive in Lebanon, following the capture of the medieval castle of Beaufort, as reported by France 24.
  • Israeli troops seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli military, as reported by both France 24 and The Hindu.
  • Lebanon's Health Ministry reported eight people killed in an Israeli dawn strike on southern Lebanon, as reported by The Hindu.
  • Oil prices rose more than 2% due to Israel's incursion into Lebanon, as reported by The Hindu.
  • Israeli troops captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle near Nabatiyeh, as reported by France 24.
  • Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam denounced Israel's escalation in the south, urging an immediate ceasefire, as reported by France 24.
  • US President Donald Trump sent a tougher peace proposal to Iran, as reported by The Hindu, citing reports and the Tasnim news agency.