Ongoing U.S.-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon, including the seventh round that opened in Rome on August 4, 2026, focus narrowly on security arrangements such as pilot withdrawal zones and Lebanese army deployment rather than diplomatic normalization. A June 2026 trilateral framework agreement ties any Israeli pullback to Hezbollah disarmament, a condition the group has rejected outright while continuing to operate independently. Lebanese officials, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have publicly stated that full normalization and economic ties remain far off, conditioned on broader regional factors like Palestinian statehood under the Arab Peace Initiative. Persistent Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, fragile ceasefires, and strong domestic opposition to recognition further constrain progress within the brief window before 2027.