Israeli media report that the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyya in the Nabatieh district has been left with extensive destruction, as the IDF's pilot withdrawal program and Lebanese army entry began on Tuesday. The report comes from N12 (Channel 12). The IDF has not commented.
**New development:** N12 (Channel 12) correspondent Sapir Lipkin reported Tuesday afternoon that the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyya in the Nabatieh district has been left with extensive destruction, linking the scale of damage to the IDF's pilot withdrawal program. The report follows earlier today (14:54 Jerusalem) when The Zioneer reported that Lebanese civilians entered the village after IDF withdrawal and found destruction. The new report provides additional detail on the extent of the destruction and confirms the pilot program is underway.
**Dated antecedents:** The sequence began Monday, July 20, at 16:19 Jerusalem, when a senior Israeli official told N12 that the IDF would withdraw from pilot zones on Tuesday (versions 6–7). Shortly after, the Lebanese army warned residents away from Zoutar al-Gharbiya and began monitoring deployment (version 9). By the same hour, the Lebanese army entered the village (version 10), and additional footage from security analyst Yair Goldblatt and N12's Sapir Lipkin showed the deployment and civilians returning (versions 11–15). The reports evolved from a single Israeli official to multiple sources and video documentation.
**Background:** The Nabatieh area has been a focal point of IDF operations in southern Lebanon, as The Zioneer reported on June 11–14, with airstrikes on 10 towns, demolitions of Shiite villages, and ground advances toward Nabatieh. The pilot withdrawal program appears to be a new phase following weeks of intense operations.
**What remains open:** The IDF has not commented on the extent of the destruction or the details of the pilot program. No casualty figures have been reported.
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