Reuters revealed that “Lebanon and Israel agreed to nominate Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that may entail the deployment of foreign forces in Lebanon to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah.” The two sides agreed on this short list during talks that took place in Rome last week under American mediation, which is the latest round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon regarding the implementation of the June agreement, which conditionalizes the gradual Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon on the disarmament of Hezbollah. Three sources said that these countries could help define the scope of the mechanism, provide personnel to supervise its implementation, contribute forces to monitor or participate in inspection work related to verifying disarmament. A Lebanese official told Reuters on Friday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed on a list of candidate countries that could send forces to verify disarmament, but he declined to specify them, saying that the United States would be the one who will make the decision on who will participate. Lebanon and Israel agreed in late June on an American-brokered framework as part of Washington's efforts to end the latest round of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. A source with direct knowledge of the matter said discussions about candidate countries were still in their early stages, but added that they were "cautiously optimistic" about continuing these efforts. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office, the Lebanese Presidency, and the Foreign Ministries of Britain, Italy and Indonesia did not immediately respond to requests for comment, according to Reuters, and the Swiss Foreign Ministry did not issue any immediate comment. Two sources told Reuters that the proposed mechanism provides for searching villages in southern Lebanon and verifying that they are free of weapons. They noted that Israel wants inspections to include private homes. Reuters noted, "The Lebanese army resisted the pressure it was exposed to over the past year to search private property, fearing that it would lead to raising tensions in the south and with Hezbollah in general." Security officials told Reuters that the army would need warrants to search every home. A foreign security official said there was a need to address the issue of private property, including how to search it and by whom. The scope of freedom of movement of foreign forces will also have to be clearly defined, the official added. The sources said that an authorization for the presence of foreign forces in Lebanon would have to be agreed upon, and the sources suggested that the Lebanese government would officially extend an invitation to them, within a framework approved by Israel. The sources indicated that the United States and Israel are unlikely to accept United Nations intervention, while European countries may oppose the supervision of the so-called (Peace Council) established by US President Donald Trump.