Can they hold the line?
Honestly, I’m not sure this demand will fly - Israel seems dead set on keeping a buffer zone. It feels like Rome might just be another missed opportunity if no one's really ready to compromise.
Lebanon to attend Rome talks only if Israel withdraws from 2 ‘pilot’ zones: diplomatic source
BEIRUT, Lebanon: Lebanon demands Israel’s withdrawal from two “pilot zones” in the south as a condition for participating in the next round of direct negotiations in Rome next week, a diplomatic source familiar with the talks told AFP on Wednesday. The two sides had previously met for five rounds of US-sponsored talks in Washington aimed at ending the war between Israel and Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and paving the way for peace.