New video footage published by journalist Sapir Lipkin (N12) shows Lebanese Army forces deploying in the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyya in the Nabatieh district, following the initial deployment reported earlier today. The report is from a single source.
New video footage published by Kan public broadcaster's Arab affairs correspondent Sapir Lipkin (N12) at 14:00 Jerusalem today (Tue Jul 21) shows Lebanese Army forces deploying in the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyya in the Nabatieh district. This is the second visual documentation of the deployment today, following the initial footage reported by The Zioneer at 11:09 Jerusalem. The deployment itself was first reported yesterday (Mon Jul 20, 16:19 Jerusalem), when the Lebanese army warned residents to stay away from the village and announced it was coordinating with a special military monitoring group to begin deployment. Video footage of the army's entry into the village, published by security analyst Yair Goldblatt, emerged shortly after, followed by additional clips showing Lebanese army vehicles and civilians returning to the village. The Zioneer reported the initial deployment footage earlier today at 11:09 Jerusalem, and this new footage provides additional angles of the same deployment. The reports have evolved from a single source (Yair Goldblatt) to include multiple sources (Sapir Lipkin, N12), though the IDF has not commented on the deployment. The development is part of the pilot phase of the withdrawal agreement between Israel and Lebanon, as The Zioneer reported on Monday: US and Israeli officials confirmed that the IDF withdrawal from designated pilot zones in southern Lebanon had begun. The Nabatieh area has been the target of Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure, as previously reported by The Zioneer. The report of the new footage is based on a single source and has not been independently confirmed. The Zioneer has not verified the footage independently, and the IDF has not issued a statement. The scope of the Lebanese army's deployment and its duration remain unclear.
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