Under international pressure to engage in diplomacy after deadly strikes, Netanyahu says disarming Hezbollah will be focus of talks, said set to kick off next week in DC

The US appears to be pushing for a meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the Lebanese government says it won't happen while Israel continues to launch attacks on Lebanon.

Israel and Lebanon hold their third round of talks today under U.S. auspices in Washington, D.C. The first two rounds were preparatory rounds to agree on the parameters for starting full-scale talks;

In remarks carried by almost all state media, the Iranian army's commander-in-chief Major General Amir Hatami said, "With all our being, until the last drop of blood and God willing until the realization of complete victory," his troops would "continue our sacred mission of defending the territorial integrity" and "independence of the country."