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Israel, Lebanon Hold First Direct Talks in Decades

Israel, Lebanon Hold First CivilianDirect CeasefireTalks Talksin Decades

Above: Smoke rises following the Israeli attack on a building in Nabatieh neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon on March 28, 2025. Image credit: Houssam Shbaro/Getty Images

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 35 percent chance that Lebanon will experience a civil war before 2036, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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