Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityA source said the U.S. and Israel had rejected expanding the existing 'pilot zones' in southern Lebanon until progress is made in the two existing designated areas. So far, the Lebanese army has only taken over the northern zoneShare 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 formatSubscribe11:04 AM • August 10 2026 IDTLebanon and Israel are unlikely to hold another round of negotiations before the end of the summer, Lebanon's Al Mayadeen newspaper reported Monday, citing a Lebanese diplomatic source.CommentsIn the NewsLebanon and Israel Unlikely to Resume Talks in Coming Month, Source SaysJewish MK Joining Arab Party Could Shatter Netanyahu's Election MathThe West Bank Special: An All-you-can-steal BuffetYou Can't Integrate Israel Into Middle East While Isolating It From PalestiniansPoll: Likud Regains Lead but Opposition Bloc Still Ahead by Three SeatsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the World