Lebanon and Israel resumed talks in Rome with Beirut hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon.

via World news | The Guardian — Hezbollah says it will not abide by agreements that result from the Lebanon-Israel talks in the US; Trump claims Iran wants to make a deal US starts naval blockade of Iranian ports after deadline passes The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah will not abide by any agreements that may result from direct Lebanon-Israel talks in the US , negotiations it firmly opposes, a senior Hezbollah official has said. Wafiq Safa , a high-ranking member of Hezbollah’s political council, spoke on the eve of talks