The shortlist emerged from U.S.-mediated talks ‌in Rome last week, the latest round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on implementing a June agreement that ties Israel's phased withdrawal from Lebanon ​to the disarmament of Hezbollah. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe countries could help define the mechanism's scope, provide personnel to oversee its implementation or contribute troops to observe or take part in inspections verifying disarmament, three sources said. Two sources said that under the proposed mechanism, villages in southern Lebanon would be inspected and verified as being free of weapons. A foreign security official said the question of private properties would need addressing, including how ‌and by whom they would be searched. The official ​said the extent of foreign ​troops' freedom of movement would also need to be clearly established.