New Delhi, May 9 -- As tensions escalate in the Middle East, with Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah resuming strikes, the US State Department on Friday (local time) announced that Tel Aviv and Beirut will resume negotiations in Washington on May 14 and 15.

In a press release, the US State Department said, "Building on the April 23 round, which was led personally by President Trump, both delegations will engage in detailed discussions aimed at advancing a comprehensive peace and security agreement that substantively addresses the core concerns of both countries. These talks aim to break decisively from the failed approach of the past two decades, which allowed terrorist groups to entrench and enrich themselves, undermine the authority of the...