Israel and Lebanon are holding negotiations at the Pentagon on Wednesday evening, discussing the start of an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. According to sources cited by Gili Cohen (Kan News), the sides have opened maps and disagreements emerged yesterday over both the pace of withdrawal and the specific areas — but some pullback from military positions is expected, not a full exit.
Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon over an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon are taking place at the Pentagon on Wednesday evening, according to Gili Cohen of Kan News citing sources. The briefing notes that the sides have opened maps, and disagreements emerged as early as Tuesday over both the pace of the withdrawal and the specific zones involved. Despite those differences, a partial pullback from areas where IDF forces are positioned is expected — but not a full withdrawal from all of southern Lebanon.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the second day of the current round of talks opened in Washington on Wednesday with a US State Department official citing progress toward a comprehensive security arrangement. The current round follows five prior sessions, and the withdrawal issue has been a central sticking point throughout — with conflicting signals from Israeli, Lebanese, and US officials on timeline and scope.
What remains open: neither the specific zones for an initial pullback nor the precise timeline have been disclosed by the parties. The source, attributed to Kan News, is a single-media report, and no official confirmation from the Pentagon or the negotiating teams has been released yet.
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