Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have not held direct talks amid ongoing implementation of the June 2026 U.S.-brokered trilateral framework agreement aimed at stabilizing the border, advancing Israeli withdrawal from southern positions, and addressing Hezbollah disarmament. Aoun has publicly conditioned any leader-level contact on prior agreement terms, while emphasizing negotiations through existing channels and appealing for full compliance with withdrawal timelines. Netanyahu has signaled openness to arrangements with Lebanon but tied progress to security guarantees and reduced Iranian proxy influence. U.S. diplomatic pressure, including Aoun’s July 2026 White House visit with President Trump, continues to shape bilateral dynamics alongside periodic Israeli strikes and Lebanese calls for reconstruction support. Trader assessments of near-term direct communication reflect these procedural and security constraints rather than outright rejection of engagement.