{"id":28883,"date":"2026-08-05T19:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28883"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:08:28","slug":"us-brokered-israel-lebanon-talks-resume-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=28883","title":{"rendered":"US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks resume in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F136541190.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Technical teams from Israel and Lebanon began a second round of U.S.-facilitated talks in Rome on Tuesday, with the negotiations set to run through Thursday, according to the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n<p>The talks follow U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s separate meetings at the White House with Lebanese President Joseph\u00a0Aoun\u00a0and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the launch of the first pilot zones in Southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese discussions bring together technical teams from both governments to advance full implementation of the Trilateral Framework, including the pilot zone process, verified disarmament of Hezbollah and other Iran-backed security threats, redeployment of Israeli forces from Southern Lebanon, and laying the ground for a comprehensive peace and security agreement,\u201d State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Smoke rises following an Israeli controlled-explosion on the village of Kfartibnit as seen from Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe United States remains fully committed to supporting both governments as they carry this process forward in a manner that delivers lasting security for both countries, eliminates security threats to Israel, and restores Lebanese state authority throughout the south,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation in\u00a0Rome\u00a0is focusing on working groups, covering areas such as military coordination, land and maritime borders and the disarmament of Hezbollah, an Israeli diplomatic source told JNS.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Tuesday\u00a0denounced\u00a0the resumption of Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome, saying negotiations with Jerusalem had brought the country \u201cnothing except shame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirect negotiations have brought Lebanon nothing except shame, humiliation, disappointment and one concession after another,\u201d said Qassem, according to Lebanon\u2019s\u00a0Al Mayadeen\u00a0channel, which is affiliated with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, poses for a picture with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">GPO\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A motorcade makes its way to the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, in Rome, Italy.  <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are confronting a U.S.-Israeli aggression against Lebanon, Gaza, Iran, Iraq and Yemen aimed at extinguishing the flame of the resistance and colonizing the region,\u201d the terrorist leader claimed. \u201cThe Israeli enemy\u2019s only option is a complete withdrawal\u2014and it will withdraw.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon\u00a0Michel Issa\u00a0expressed cautious optimism ahead of the talks in Rome, while noting that \u201ca great deal of technical work remains\u201d to ensure \u201ccivilian safety on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a meaningful difference between drafting an agreement on paper and implementing it responsibly,\u201d Issa said of the framework agreement between Jerusalem and Beirut, adding that \u201cmoving too quickly risks jeopardizing the very civilians this process is meant to protect.\u201d He emphasized that both sides \u201cmust agree on a clear, workable process before proceeding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" 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