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UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say

By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily

TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that could see foreign troops deployed to Lebanon to verify Hezbollah’s disarmament, people familiar with the matter said.

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.

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