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Lebanon and Israel still split over disarming Hezbollah at Rome talks

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 677 words · By Heba Habib
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Lebanon and Israel still split over disarming Hezbollah at Rome talks Disagreements remain in second day of resumed talks over disarming Hezbollah and Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon.

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Lebanon and Israel still split over disarming Hezbollah at Rome talks Disagreements remain in second day of resumed talks over disarming Hezbollah and Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon.

Why it matters

Lebanon and Israel are holding a second day of United States-brokered talks in Rome over Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, but the session is unlikely to yield further pullbacks as the two sides remain split over disarming Hezbollah, according to a…

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The negotiations on Wednesday are the second day of the second round of talks in Rome and the seventh overall, following five sessions in Washington.

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Claim 1: “the most recent of which last week struck the area around the historic Beaufort Castle.”
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Arab News and a YouTube report confirm Israeli military activity and destruction (including a massive detonation on July 31, 2026) in the area of Beaufort Castle/Ridge.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif (Arabic: قلعة الشقيف, romanized: Qalʿat al-Shaqīf, lit. 'Castle of the Steep Cliff') or Shaqif Arnun (شقيف أرنون, Shaqīf Arnūn), is a Crus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_Castle,_Lebanon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beaufort (Hebrew: בופור Bufor) is a 2007 Israeli war film. The film was directed by Joseph Cedar and was co-written by Cedar and Ron Leshem, based on Leshem's 2005 novel. The film takes place in the y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of the Beaufort was fought between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on June 6, 1982, over Beaufort Castle, Lebanon. It was one of the first cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Beaufort
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Claim 2: “An earlier Rome round produced a deal for Israel to withdraw from the outskirts of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh”
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The search results provided for this claim are dictionary definitions of the word 'previous' and unrelated Wikipedia entries on the 2026 Iran war.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/previous
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Claim 3: “Ali Taher Hill, strategic high ground near Nabatieh that Israel says conceals a Hezbollah command centre and underground weapons facilities.”
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Al Jazeera, L'Orient Today, and other reports confirm that Israel claims Ali Taher Hill near Nabatieh contains a Hezbollah command center and underground facilities.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali al-Taher is a location in the Nabatieh district of the Nabatieh Governorate, Southern Lebanon. The name, as of today, refers to the hills on the northern outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa and the vil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Taher
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks
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Claim 4: “US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the talks focused on strengthening implementation of the framework accord”
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The search results provided for this claim are about 'Shop Pay Installments' and 'Affirm', which are completely unrelated to the US State Department or Tommy Pigott.
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web search NEUTRAL — Installments Shop Pay offers you the option to pay in full at checkout or to split your purchase into regular payments with Shop Pay Installments, both online and in store. Installment options vary by…
https://shoppay.affirm.com/help/s/article/about-sp?_kx=hnNhV…
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web search NEUTRAL — The one-time-use Affirm virtual card is issued by CRB, Sutton Bank, or Celtic Bank, Members FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Affirm, Inc., NMLS ID 1883087.
https://shoppay.affirm.com/help/s/contactsupport
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web search NEUTRAL — The one-time-use Affirm virtual card is issued by CRB, Sutton Bank, or Celtic Bank, Members FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Affirm, Inc., NMLS ID 1883087.
https://shoppay.affirm.com/s/topic/0TO3t000000tPX3GAM/manage…
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Claim 5: “The negotiations on Wednesday are the second day of the second round of talks in Rome and the seventh overall, following five sessions in Washington.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant, discussing electric current and banking instead of diplomatic talks.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the International System of Units (SI), electric current is expressed in units of ampere (sometimes called an "amp", symbol A), which is equivalent to one coulomb per second.
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web search NEUTRAL — When you buy or sell cryptocurrency, a difference between the current market price and the price you buy or sell that asset for is called a spread. However, unlike most other exchanges, Current does n…
https://current.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mobile banking done better. Build credit while you bank. No overdraft fees/hidden fees. Current is a fintech not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Member FDIC, and Cross Riv…
https://current.com/phil50/
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Claim 6: “Tuesday’s session was split into political and military tracks”
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The provided search results discuss marathons and Trump's demands on Iran, providing no information regarding the structure of the Tuesday session in Rome.
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web search NEUTRAL — He resumed the marathon Tuesday in Tignish, covering 35 kilometers of trail to Bloomfield. He normally does a full marathon a day, 42 kilometers.Provisions include a Grand Marquis, tent and Coleman st…
https://www.dandavats.com/?p=10565
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web search NEUTRAL — Talks between Iran and Oman over the waterway, which separates the two countries, are ongoing, but Trump’s new demands risk complicating efforts to reopen the maritime passage. “They asked for reparat…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/trump-demands-compe…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration also has been eating away at dwindling U.S. weapons stockpiles with the fast pace of military operations in the Red Sea, Iran and Venezuela. The bottleneck has become particul…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/13/trump-iron-military…
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Claim 7: “Lebanon and Israel are holding a second day of United States-brokered talks in Rome over Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks' confirm that diplomatic contacts opened in 2026 between Israel and Lebanon following renewed fighting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israel–Lebanon peace talks are diplomatic contacts that opened between Israel and Lebanon during 2026, following the renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. For the first time since the fai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_peace_talk…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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Claim 8: “Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks since March have killed 4,333 people and displaced more than a million.”
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Claim 9: “They aim to shore up a fragile ceasefire and build on a framework agreement signed in June.”
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Both TASS and Deutsche Welle independently report that a framework agreement was signed by Lebanon and Israel in late June (specifically June 26 according to TASS).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire is a cessation of hostilities agreed between Israel and Lebanon on 16 April 2026, amid the ongoing 2026 Lebanon war and wider regional conflict linked to the 2026 Ira…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire
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Claim 10: “Hezbollah, not party to the talks, has said it will pull back from south of the Litani River but will not disarm to the north”
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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim.
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Claim 11: “the Israeli delegation stepped back from demanding that Hezbollah’s disarmament be discussed before the border file.”
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While a YouTube result mentions the general goal of disarming Hezbollah as part of an agreement, there is no corroboration from multiple independent sources specifically stating that the Israeli delegation 'stepped back' from this demand in the current talks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The disarmament of Hezbollah refers to the demand to limit or eliminate Hezbollah's military capabilities in Lebanon. Since its emergence in the 1980s, Hezbollah has operated as a Shiite Islamist grou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disarmament_of_Hezbollah
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web search NEUTRAL — As part of the agreement, Israel would withdraw from land in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese military would take over and would disarm Hezbollah. Hezbollah is the Iranian-backed militia that operates i…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ubl6HIAzg
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web search NEUTRAL — An Israeli official told AFP the pilot plan’s expansion was “not automatic” and would only grow if the Israeli government sees results. The pilot plan is supposed to result in the complete withdrawal …
https://yalibnan.com/2026/08/10/aoun-and-karam-discuss-the-n…
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