Lebanon, Israel hold US-brokered talks in Rome to implement framework deal
U.S.-brokered talks aim to start Israeli pullout from two southern Lebanon zones as Hezbollah disarmament remains a condition.
- On Tuesday, Lebanon and Israel held new negotiations in Rome under Washington's auspices amid regional escalation between Washington and Tehran.
- The framework agreement reached on June 26 aims to end the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, with implementation beginning via Israeli withdrawal from two "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon.
- Demanding immediate Israeli withdrawal, Lebanese officials faced resistance from analyst Orna Mizrahi of the INSS in Tel Aviv, who said Israel insists on gradual withdrawal without Hezbollah presence.
- Hezbollah rejects the agreement, which calls for the group's disarmament, as the conflict has killed more than 4,300 people since early March.
- Karim Bitar, a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, told AFP the risk of major fighting "is, of course, not negligible," though Tehran likely wants to preserve Hezbollah as a long-term deterrent.
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Under a June 26 framework agreement, Lebanon and Israel will implement a "pilot zone" plan that will provide for the disarmament of armed groups, an apparent reference to Hezbollah, and the withdrawal of the Israeli army.
Israel, Lebanon conclude Rome talks, move closer to launching 'pilot zones'
Israel and Lebanon concluded a new round of talks in Rome on Wednesday, moving closer to launching a pilot project, under which control of parts of southern Lebanon would be transferred from Israeli forces to the Lebanese army, according to Italian media.
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Rome. Delegations from Lebanon, Israel and the United States held “fruitful” talks yesterday in Rome, in the first of two days of negotiations for a peace process that would help implement an agreement on two “pilot zones” in the Lebanese south, including the disarmament of Hezbollah, which rejects the measure.
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