Lebanese officials said they have no knowledge of any planned contact with Israel, even as Israeli leaders and U.S. officials signaled that a rare direct exchange between the two countries’ leaders could be imminent.

United States President Donald Trump said the leaders of Israel and Lebanon would speak for the first time in 34 years on Thursday.

“Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. “It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years. It will happen tomorrow. Nice!” He did not specify which leaders would take part in the call.

Despite the announcement, Lebanese officials said they had not been informed of any such development. A Lebanese official source told Agence France-Presse that “we have no information about any upcoming contact with the Israeli side, and Lebanon is not aware of any imminent communication with Israel.”

When Annahar contacted the presidency to verify the claim, officials responded: “We have no information on this matter.”

By contrast, Israeli minister and security cabinet member Gila Gamliel said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to speak later in the day with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Speaking to Israeli Army Radio, Gamliel described the planned call as the first direct exchange between leaders of the two countries “after so many years of a total disconnect,” adding that it could ultimately “lead to prosperity.”

Amid the uncertainty, Voice of Lebanon radio reported that Aoun canceled all of his scheduled appointments for the day due to “sensitive and evolving developments.”

Diplomatic sources told Al Jadeed that mediation efforts are underway to arrange a potential trilateral call between Netanyahu and Aoun, with the participation and sponsorship of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

According to those sources, any such call—if it materializes—would focus on securing a ceasefire and launching a process of reciprocal steps aimed at reaching a broader agreement between Lebanon and Israel. They noted that similar attempts by international mediators to facilitate direct contact between the two leaders had been made in recent months but were rejected by Aoun.

The developments come two days after Israeli and Lebanese representatives held talks in Washington under U.S. auspices—the highest-level engagement between the two countries in decades—as diplomatic efforts intensify to de-escalate tensions linked to Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah.

Meanwhile, Israel Hayom reported that another round of meetings between Israeli and Lebanese officials could take place early next week, suggesting that diplomatic momentum may continue despite the current uncertainty over direct leader-to-leader contact.