Lebanon and Israel Agree on Shortlist of Countries to Verify Hezbollah Disarmament
5 sources across 3 countries · Israel · United Kingdom · United States
Who reported this
- Haaretz
- The Times of Israel
- The Jerusalem Post
- Reuters
- Al-Monitor
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Lebanon and Israel have agreed on a shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah. According to a Lebanese official, the United States will ultimately select the specific nations from this list. The agreement was reached during meetings held this week at the U.S. embassy in Rome, following a U.S. brokered deal signed in June that links the progressive withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon to the disarmament of Hezbollah. The Lebanese official noted that Beirut rejected a previous proposal to use private security firms for verification and that the selected countries may be housed under a new U.N. Security Council resolution or the existing UNIFIL peacekeeping force. While the parties agreed on the shortlist, they have not yet reached an agreement on the next specific area for Israeli troop withdrawal, with Beirut proposing the towns of Bint Jbeil and Khiam. The next round of talks is scheduled for early September. Hezbollah is not a party to the agreement and has refused to disarm. Recent reports indicate that Israeli strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure and explosive incidents involving the Lebanese military have occurred alongside these diplomatic efforts. Some analysts suggest that while these events complicate negotiations for the Lebanese government, the process continues to move forward.
How each side framed it
- Left
- This coverage focused on the link between the disarmament verification and the progressive withdrawal of Israeli troops.
- Centre
- These reports focused on the technical details of the disarmament verification process and the role of the United States.
- Centre-right
- This framing emphasized Hezbollah's attempts to sabotage the talks and the necessity of Israeli military strength to force disarmament.
Sources
- Centre Al-Monitor: Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament
- Left Haaretz: Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament
- Centre Reuters: Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament - Reuters
- Centre-right The Jerusalem Post: Hezbollah’s attempts to wreck Beirut-Jerusalem talks failing, experts tell ‘Post’
- Centre The Times of Israel: Lebanon, Israel agree on countries that could verify Hezbollah disarmament — official
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