Rome Negotiations: Final Day Agenda (August 6, 2026)

The US-brokered negotiations in Rome reach their final day tomorrow, aiming to finalize technical steps toward a permanent ceasefire.

Key Agenda Items:

📍 Phase 2 Pilot Zones: The Lebanese delegation is proposing new troop withdrawal areas, pushing for Bint Jbeil or Khiam as the next test sites. 

🪖 Military Deployments:

Reviewing maps and verification mechanisms to deploy the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) into newly evacuated regions, while reviewing progress in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh.

🛑 Disarmament Demands:

Assessing Israeli demands for verified removal of Hezbollah infrastructure, specifically targeting the Ali al-Taher Ridge area as a condition for further pullbacks.

🗺️ Border Demarcation:

Advancing political agreements to stabilize disputed points along the Blue Line.

💲 Economic Cooperation:

Reviewing framework proposals regarding reconstruction support and broader economic initiatives.

Key Issue Unaddressed:

What is the status of the Lebanese hostages held in Israel?

Why has their file been delayed, and why is their release not being prioritized on the final agenda?