Lebanese and Israeli military delegations will meet in the coming days to set a timetable for establishing two pilot zones in south Lebanon where the Israeli military will eventually withdraw, The National reported, citing Lebanese political and security sources.
Lebanon and Israel concluded U.S.-brokered talks in Rome on Wednesday, with a U.S. official saying they had made progress on implementing a plan that could see Israeli forces begin to withdraw from some parts of southern Lebanon within days.
The Israeli and Lebanese delegations have completed their two-day meeting in Rome, where discussions centered on the implementation of the document signed in the USA.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should withdraw its forces from Syria and urged him to do the same in Lebanon, Axios reported.
According to Benjamin Netanyahu, the IDF will stay in southern Lebanon to protect northern Israel.
The US is planning to host Lebanon-Israel talks in Rome later this month.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged the U.S. administration to put pressure on Israel so as to expedite the withdrawal of its troops from the Lebanese territory.
Lebanon's Health Ministry has updated its casualty figures for civilians killed during the hostilities between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah.
Israeli military destroyed a large underground facility in southern Lebanon used by armed units of Shia group Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
A trilateral framework agreement on the settlement between Israel and Lebanon has been signed in Washington in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Delegations from Lebanon and Israel will continue discussions on a memorandum of intent in the security sphere, scheduled for signing on Friday, during talks in Washington, a source at the U.S. State Department told Asharq al-Awsat.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the country’s army will remain "without any time limit" in security zones in Lebanon and Syria, as well as in the Gaza Strip.
The Washington administration wants the Lebanese authorities to control their territory independently, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Katz emphasized that the Israeli military presence will continue indefinitely
Iranian authorities, in accordance with the implementation of the U.S.-Iranian memorandum of understanding, are calling on Israel to cease its attacks on Lebanon and to withdraw its forces from Lebanese territory, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ali Bahraini said.
Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadeq denied information that Tehran had allegedly refused to provide support to the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah, as reported by the INA news agency.
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed confidence that he can resolve the dispute over Israel’s refusal to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon.
Israel is considering announcing “symbolic” withdrawals from occupied territory in southern Lebanon as part of upcoming talks, CNN reported, citing an Israeli source.
J.D. Vance arrived in Switzerland last night, where a senior Iranian delegation was already waiting. The US vice president said his goal is to finalize a new nuclear agreement and a Lebanon ceasefire with Tehran.
Benjamin Netanyahu made the relevant decision after negotiations with US authorities
