Lebanon, Israel to discuss peace, security agreement next week: US official

The next round of US-led negotiations between Lebanon and Israel will take place in Rome from Aug. 4 to 6, a State Department official said late Monday, as Washington works to broaden a fragile process aimed at ending the state of war between the two countries.The official said the parties enter the discussions with significant momentum, citing the launch of the first pilot zone in southern Lebanon and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House last…