The IDF has initiated a trial withdrawal from the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian (Times of Israel) reports. The move marks the first operational test of the Israel-Lebanon withdrawal agreement.
The IDF has begun a trial withdrawal from the buffer zone in southern Lebanon, the first operational test of the Israel-Lebanon withdrawal agreement, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian (Times of Israel) reported Tuesday afternoon. The move comes a day after the IDF completed its first pullback from the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, as reported by The Zioneer at 22:30 Jerusalem on Monday, and the Lebanese army began deploying in the area.
The initial withdrawal from Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, a village inside the Yellow Line, was reported by multiple Israeli media outlets and the Lebanese army. The Zioneer documented the sequence at 22:30 Jerusalem on Monday: the IDF withdrawal was confirmed; Lebanese army vehicles entered the village; and the Lebanese army officially announced its deployment, warning civilians to stay away. The deployment was part of a pilot phase, as earlier reported by The Zioneer on Jun 28, when the IDF began pilot withdrawal from southern Lebanon zones.
The Zioneer has reported on the broader framework: on Jun 26, analysis described the phased withdrawal as driven by US pressure and a gamble on Lebanese army control; on Jun 22, an analyst warned that concessions under the US-Iran deal risked security gains. The trial withdrawal is a test of the agreement's implementation.
The scope of the trial withdrawal and the specific zones involved have not been detailed. Two unresolved issues from the earlier reports — the supervisory mechanism and criteria for defining areas cleared of Hezbollah weapons — remain open.
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