Key Facts Israel and Lebanon will hold U.S.-mediated negotiations in Rome from Aug. 4–6. Talks will address pilot zones, border disputes and a possible comprehensive peace agreement. Israel maintains that Hezbollah must be disarmed before a full troop withdrawal can safely occur. The Aug. 4–6 talks will focus on expanding pilot zones in southern Lebanon, settling border disputes and advancing a broader peace and security agreement. The negotiations follow months of fighting triggered when the Iranian-backed Hezbollah renewed rocket and drone attacks against Israel on March 2.