Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News The three-day negotiations will focus on expanding pilot zones in southern Lebanon, as Washington presses Beirut to dismantle Hezbollah's infrastructure while urging both sides to maintain diplomatic momentumShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovskyand Rawan Suleiman12:00 PM • August 04 2026 IDTIsraeli and Lebanese representatives are set to begin a three-day round of U.S.-mediated talks in Rome on Tuesday, the seventh session of direct negotiations since the cease-fire between Iran, the United States and Israel was declared in April.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Middle EastLebanonIDFIranHezbollahDonald TrumpEuropeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesElbit-UAEGazaWest Bank IDF Chief Michigan PrimaryNetanyahuEmigrationElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastA Good Visit to Israel, Tainted by Two Disturbing Incidents at the AirportIsrael's Minister of Jewish Terror Is Confused and InarticulateAs Iran and Oman Negotiate, Trump No Longer Has the Upper Hand on HormuzHezbollah Chief Rejects Talks With Israel, Seeks Dialogue With BeirutU.S. Justice Won't Halt $655 Million Judgment Against Palestinian Authority, PLORemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-Sayed