US envoy says dialogue has begun between Syria and Israel

US envoy Thomas Barrack has said that a “dialogue” has begun between Israel and Syria, as he urged Lebanon to do similar with its southern neighbour. Mr Barrack is in Beirut to discuss with Lebanon’s leaders their response to a US-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah. He urged Lebanon to seize an opportunity for change in a fast-moving region. He warned that “the rest of the region is moving at Mach speed, and you will be left behind”, noting that “dialogue has started between Syria and Israel, just as the dialogue needs to be reinvented by Lebanon”.