Herzog meets Cypriot president, floats future Israel-Cyprus-Lebanon talks

Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and said he hopes for a future trilateral meeting including a president of Lebanon, stating: 'My dream is for the president of Israel and the president of Cyprus to meet together with the president of Lebanon here.'

Why this matters. The remark signals Israel is publicly floating regional normalization talks that would include Lebanon even while active strikes continue on Hezbollah targets, a marker for any future diplomatic track.