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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met U.S. Ambassador to Beirut Michel Issa and U.S. Gen. Joseph Clearfield, head of the Lebanon Military Coordination Group, to discuss the military aspects of the framework agreement reached with Israel and recent developments in southern Lebanon, the prime minister's office said.
During the meeting in Beirut, Salam stressed the need for Israel to halt demolitions in southern towns, expand the scope of pilot areas and establish a clear timetable for withdrawing from Lebanese territory.
The meeting addressed the military dimension of the framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel as well as developments in the country's south.
Salam said Israel should stop demolitions targeting settlements in southern Lebanon and called for the pilot areas under the agreement to be expanded.
He also said a clear timetable should be set for Israel's withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
Israel launched intensive airstrikes on Lebanon on March 2 and occupied several towns in the country's south.
The Lebanese government said more than 1 million people were displaced during the fighting.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 24 that a 10-day temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, which took effect on April 17, had been extended by three weeks.
Following a third round of U.S.-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel on May 14-15, the sides agreed to extend the ceasefire for another 45 days beginning May 17.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said in its latest statement that Israeli attacks since March 2 had killed 4,333 people.
After the fifth round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, the two sides signed a framework agreement on June 26.
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