Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament

By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Lebanon and Israel have agreed a shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah under a U.S.-brokered agreement, a Lebanese official said on Friday, with the United States due to pick countries from the list. The official declined to identify any of the countries on the shortlist or say how many there were. Another…

al-monitor.com ·2d ago

Lebanon and Israel have agreed on a shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah under a US-brokered agreement. According to a Lebanese official, the US will now pick countries from this list, although the official declined to identify any of the countries or specify how many are on the list.

The shortlist was produced during meetings between Lebanon and Israel at the US embassy in Rome. According to Middle East Eye, these talks were the latest round of discussions on implementing a previous deal on June 26 that linked Israel's withdrawal of troops from Lebanon to Hezbollah's disarmament, which would be verified by a third party.

Hezbollah is not a party to the agreement and has refused to give up its arsenal. Israel and the US had vetoed France, according to Reuters, as cited by Al-Monitor and Middle East Eye. The US has been trying to broker an end to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which has been ongoing since March, Jerusalem Post reports.

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