Israel and Lebanon to Meet in Rome in October for Security Talks
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- Reuters
- Al-Monitor
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Israel and Lebanon are scheduled to meet in Rome in October to discuss a U.S. brokered security agreement aimed at easing border hostilities, according to a State Department official. The official stated that the implementation of the deal is the only viable mechanism to restore the security of Israel and the sovereignty of Lebanon. Ahead of the Rome meeting, the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors will meet in Washington next week.
This upcoming meeting follows a seventh round of negotiations in Italy that ended in August without a breakthrough regarding key territorial issues. Hezbollah and Israel returned to war on March 2 amid a wider regional conflict. Since March, the Lebanese health ministry reports that more than 4,300 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
Currently, the Israeli military occupies a buffer zone approximately 10 km into Lebanon along the entire border. Israeli officials maintain that this zone is necessary to protect northern Israeli communities from Hezbollah attacks.
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