Lebanon and Israel have agreed on a shortlist of countries eligible to send forces to verify Hezbollah's disarmament under a US-brokered framework agreement, following talks held in Rome, according to a Lebanese source cited by Reuters. France has been excluded from the list at the insistence of Israel and the United States, though the final selection of participating nations rests with Washington. Key issues remain unresolved, including the size and deployment of any verification force, its legal mandate, and which zone Israeli troops will vacate next to allow the Lebanese army to take control — with Israel insisting on first confirming Lebanese forces have fully secured two previously designated pilot areas.