Lebanon: The army rejects direct coordination with the IDF, say military sources Military sources said that the previous round of talks in Tampa did not create a positive breakthrough. The army was pressured to accept direct coordination with the IDF through a single operations room, joint patrols and a joint verification mechanism, without the American mediator being present at the same levels, and he rejects this. Security measures were put in place around several churches in the capital to reassure their officials and worshippers, not because of incoming information or indications of possible attacks.