Lebanon and Israel hold new direct talks in Rome

International

2026-08-052026-08-05By Correspondent

BEIRUT – Lebanon and Israel were set to begin a new round of US-sponsored direct talks in Rome yesterday, as Beirut seeks Israel’s phased withdrawal from the country’s south.

At negotiations in Washington in June, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a framework deal that involves the disarmament of Hezbollah, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon’s south and the deployment of the Lebanese army to the region, starting in test areas known as “pilot zones”.