Middle East expert Aaron David Miller asserts that participants in recent Israeli-Lebanese negotiations lack the authority to make meaningful agreements. He stated that the current political realities make it impossible for Israel to neutralize Hezbollah or for the Lebanese government to challenge the militant group.

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, says that "none of the participants in today's meetings have the authority to negotiate", adding that "implementing what the Lebanese and Israeli government would like to do is simply not possible. The Israelis cannot destroy Hezbollah and the Lebanese central government is unwilling or unable to take that challenge on".