{
  "id": 759168,
  "title": "US, Israel deny report of agreement on foreign forces for Hezbollah disarmament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-israel-deny-report-of-agreement-on-foreign-forces-for-hezbollah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:20:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-905417"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senior US and Israeli officials on Wednesday night dismissed a Reuters report suggesting Israel and Lebanon had already agreed on the countries that could participate in a future international mechanism to oversee Hezbollah's disarmament and verify Lebanese military activities. Reuters cited unnamed sources, claiming Israel and Lebanon had selected the UK, Italy, Switzerland, and Indonesia to contribute troops under the proposed mechanism. However, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post that no agreement had been reached on the composition of the monitoring body. Similarly, a US official denied the report, stating that there were still no formal agreements between Lebanon and Israel regarding the troop-contributing nations. The US official emphasized that discussions were ongoing and that Hezbollah was attempting to hinder the progress. The dispute over the verification mechanism is a key issue in US-mediated talks aimed at establishing pilot zones and enhancing cooperation between Israel, Lebanon, and the United States.",
  "summary": "There is still no agreement between Lebanon and Israel regarding the countries that could deploy troops in Lebanon after the conclusion of UNIFIL's operations.",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli and Lebanese officials state no agreement on composition of monitoring body.",
    "US official emphasizes ongoing discussions, Hezbollah hindering progress."
  ],
  "editors_take": "US and Israeli denials of an agreement on foreign forces for Hezbollah disarmament indicate that a key issue in US-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon remains unresolved.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/759168.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "After US criticism, Israel ties Lebanon withdrawal to Hezbollah disarmament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/after-us-criticism-israel-ties-lebanon-withdrawal-to-hezbollah",
        "published": "2026-08-13T12:46:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}