Seventh round of US-mediated Israel-Lebanon talks opens in Rome
A seventh round of United States-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon has begun in Rome, with the discussions focused on possible pilot zones in southern Lebanon. The aim is to create areas from which Israeli forces would begin withdrawing while the Lebanese army takes control. The three-day diplomatic meeting is taking place as Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon continue.The talks are being held under a US-brokered framework linked to earlier ceasefire efforts. According to the supplied material, a June 26 deal set out a sequenced process in which Israeli forces would withdraw from large parts of southern Lebanon in exchange... [Continue Reading]
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