Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of U.S.-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.

Convoys carrying delegations from the two sides arrived in the morning to the U.S. embassy in the Italian capital, where discussions are scheduled to run until Thursday.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Tuesday that direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel would bring "nothing but shame, humiliation, and successive compromises" for Lebanon, ahead of new talks in Rome.

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Tuesday that he had no objection to meeting openly with Syria's leadership, the first time he has expressed such a stance after his Iran-backed group fought for Syria's former authorities.

Lebanese authorities arrested the former Palestinian ambassador to Beirut ahead of his extradition to face corruption charges back home, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP.

The seventh round of Lebanese-Israeli talks, which will be held at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, will witness a Lebanese participation with an unprecedentedly large political and military delegation led by former ambassador Simon Karam, an informed Lebanese source said.

A delegation of 14 Sunni MPs on Monday met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and discussed with him the issue of the amnesty law.

A cargo van caught fire in the southern town of al-Mansouri on Monday after being struck by a percussion bomb dropped by an Israeli quadcopter, the National News Agency said.

Former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh was transferred Monday to the Daher al-Bashek Hospital, located just minutes from Roumieh Prison, after his health deteriorated, a judicial source said.

The source told the al-Modon news portal that Salameh's health had rapidly worsened in recent hours, particularly his blood pressure, which necessitated his transfer to Daher al-Bashek Hospital to prevent any further health complications that could be life-threatening.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said Monday he is encouraged that U.S.-sponsored talks between Lebanon and Israel remain ongoing in Rome, as he hoped the talks would reach a successful outcome.

"A great deal of technical work remains to ensure civilian safety on the ground," Issa posted on the embassy's X platform, adding that there is "a meaningful difference between drafting an agreement on paper and implementing it responsibly.

President Joseph Aoun on Monday urged the judiciary to issue a long-awaited indictment over the 2020 Beirut port blast, on the eve of the catastrophe's sixth anniversary.

"The issuing of the indictment by the investigating judge has become a necessity that can no longer be delayed," Aoun said in a statement.