Al-Monitor
MiddleEast · 3 hrs ago
UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say
By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily
TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that could see foreign troops deployed to Lebanon to verify Hezbollah's disarmament, people familiar with the matter said.
The shortlist emerged from U.S.-mediated talks in Rome last week, the latest round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on implementing a June agreement that ties…
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