🇺🇸🇮🇱🇱🇧A U.S. official says the first "pilot zone" in southern Lebanon that the IDF is supposed to withdraw from "will launch in a matter of days" 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇱🇧This statement comes as the Lebanese government refuses to hold another round of negotiations with Israel in Rome next week, before Israel implements its commitment to start an initial withdrawal 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇱🇧The U.S. official said "further pilot zones are being mapped out and planned. CENTCOM is coordinating with both countries to move forward" 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇱🇧According to the U.S. official the Rome meeting is "a closed discussion" that will enable the Israeli and Lebanese senior negotiators to hand off to technical teams, which will work on all issues outlined in the Framework agreement between the countries 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇱🇧"We will soon begin outreach to international partners to help the Lebanese Government effectively restore sovereignty in these zones and across their country more broadly", the U.S. official said