Representatives of Israel and Lebanon will hold another round of talks in Rome on August 4–6. This was reported on Monday on X by Barak Ravid, a correspondent for the Axios portal and Israel’s Channel 12 television, citing a State Department official.

As specified in the report, representatives of these countries, as well as the United States, will discuss the “expansion of the process of redeploying Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.” In addition, the consultations will address “disputes over land borders” between Israel and Lebanon.

According to the official from the U.S. foreign affairs agency, the technical consultations in Rome will “focus on facilitating the full implementation of the framework agreement” signed by the parties. This provides for the “expansion of the process” of creating “pilot zones” in Lebanon, from which Israeli troops are to be withdrawn, the “resolution of all border disputes, and the development of a comprehensive agreement on peace and security.”

On June 26, Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement following five rounds of consultations held in Washington under U.S. auspices. In accordance with it, the Lebanese armed forces are to gradually restore “effective sovereign control over the entire territory of the country,” while Israel is to withdraw troops from the areas it occupies. An agreement on the creation of the first “pilot zone” was reached on July 15 following the sixth round of Lebanese-Israeli talks held in Rome. On July 20, the State Department announced that three “pilot zones” from which Israeli troops are to be withdrawn had begun operating in Lebanon.