{
  "id": 130099,
  "title": "Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome to discuss Hezbollah disarming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/lebanon-and-israel-hold-new-round-of-direct-talks-in-rome-to-discuss",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T13:09:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/04/lebanon-and-israel-hold-new-round-of-direct-talks-in-rome-to-discuss-hezbollah-disarming"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lebanon and Israel are holding a new round of direct talks in Rome, mediated by the US. This is the seventh round of talks between the two countries, which began in March after Hezbollah launched rocket fire at Israel in support of Iran.\n\nThe talks aim to address several issues, including the disarmament of Hezbollah and Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon. A framework deal was agreed upon in Washington in June, which involves the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces and the deployment of the Lebanese army to the region.\n\nHezbollah leader Naim Qassem has expressed his opposition to the talks, stating that they would bring \"shame, humiliation, and successive compromises\" for Lebanon, according to Middle East Eye.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Lebanon, Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/lebanon-israel-hold-new-round-of-direct-talks-in-rome",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel, Lebanon, US weigh who will verify Hezbollah disarmament after negotiations in Rome",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/israel-lebanon-us-weigh-who-will-verify-hezbollah-disarmament-after",
        "published": "2026-08-04T18:54:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}