Proposal for Italian monitoring emerges in Lebanon-Israel talks - media

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 16 - According to sources in the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronot, during talks between Israel and Lebanon, held in Rome, in the areas from which the IDF will withdraw, the presence of Italian troops was proposed to monitor the demilitarization of the area, clearing it of Hezbollah weapons and terrorists. During the meetings, a proposal was also reportedly made to include supervision of the mechanism under UNIIFIL, but both Israel and the United States firmly opposed it. I...

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