{
  "id": 276474,
  "title": "Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/lebanon-israel-agree-shortlist-of-countries-that-could-send-troops-to-276474",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T17:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/lebanon-israel-agree-shortlist-countries-could-send-troops-verify-hezbollah"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nHezbollah 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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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Lebanon, Israel agree shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify Hezbollah disarmament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/lebanon-israel-agree-shortlist-of-countries-that-could-send-troops-to",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:37:08.000Z"
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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."
}