00:00Lebanon and Israel have resumed talks in the Italian capital of Rome, mediated by the US.
00:06Officials on both sides will set out how to implement a framework deal struck during a meeting in Washington last
00:12month.
00:14The meeting on June 26 had produced an agreement calling for an end to the conflict,
00:19the deployment of Lebanese troops to the southern Lebanon, and disarmament of militant groups.
00:25Beirut has said its parity remains securing a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
00:31Israel, however, continues to maintain a buffer zone along the border, saying its army will remain until Hezbollah is disarmed.
00:38Iran had demanded an end to the conflict in Lebanon as part of its interim deal with Washington last month,
00:44an agreement that has been shaken by renewed hostilities in the Gulf.
00:49And despite the Washington framework, Israeli strikes have continued while Hezbollah rejected.
00:54both the agreement and calls to disarm.
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