The third and final day of the seventh round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations in Rome concluded with no ceasefire agreement, as Israel rejected Lebanese demands to halt hostilities. Editors highlighted a preliminary date for new talks on September 1, with the US pledging to follow up on prisoners and borders in the interim. Prisoner lists were exchanged, and Lebanon insisted on releasing civilians first, but progress on pilot zones stalled. Concurrently, Israeli strikes on Mansouri and Burj al-Shemali overnight and into the day wounded four, marking the highest shelling frequency since June 21 according to UNIFIL. Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc called for an end to direct talks with Israel, while Kataeb criticized attempts to pit the army against President Aoun. US-Iran Hormuz negotiations and a Yemeni attack on Saudi camps also drew editorial attention, but the collapse of the Rome framework under military escalation dominated the day's narrative.