With the help of U.S. and French mediators, Israel and Lebanon held preliminary talks on a potential troop withdrawal and could eventually discuss delineating their long-disputed land border.

Israeli reports that Israel and Lebanon are looking to normalize ties are "overblown" and risk hindering work being done to negotiate border security as Hezbollah remains a chief threat.

Israel and Lebanon held preliminary talks on potentially completing an Israeli troop withdrawal from the Arab country and could eventually discuss properly delineating their long-disputed land border.