Lebanon will seek an extension of the fragile ceasefire with Israel and press for an end to Israeli demolition operations in the country’s south during talks in Washington on Thursday, President Joseph Aoun said.

The negotiations, which bring together Lebanese and Israeli envoys under U.S. mediation, are expected to focus on stabilizing the truce and laying the groundwork for broader discussions on security and border issues.

According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, citing Aoun, Lebanese ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Mouawad will represent Beirut at a U.S. State Department meeting on Thursday, where she is expected to formally raise the request to extend the ceasefire.

A Lebanese official told AFP that Beirut will ask for “an extension of the truce for one month, an end to Israel’s bombing and destruction in areas where it is present, and a commitment to the ceasefire.”

Aoun said contacts were already underway to prolong the truce, which took effect last week and is set to expire on Sunday. He stressed that Lebanon’s position in the talks would be firm.

“There will be no concessions, compromises or surrender,” he said, adding that negotiations would focus solely on “steps that serve Lebanese sovereignty and the interests of all citizens.”

He argued that diplomacy remains the only viable path forward. “Experience has shown that war brings only death, destruction and displacement,” he said.

The upcoming Washington meeting mark the second round of direct, U.S.-hosted engagement between Lebanese and Israeli representatives in two weeks. A Lebanese official told Reuters that Thursday’s agenda will focus on two tracks: extending the ceasefire and discussing the framework for expanded negotiations beyond ambassadorial level, including Israeli withdrawal, the release of Lebanese detainees in Israel, and the demarcation of the land border. Beirut maintains that any broader talks must be preceded by an extension of the truce.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to attend Thursday’s meeting, alongside Lebanon’s ambassador to Washington Nada Mouawad and Israel’s ambassador Yechiel Leiter.