The Lebanese army is expected to enter areas that the IDF will vacate in the coming days, according to a first publication by The Zioneer. The timeline is more immediate than earlier assessments, which placed the deployment weeks away. No further details have been confirmed.
The Zioneer has published an exclusive report stating that the Lebanese army is expected to enter areas vacated by the IDF in the coming days — a timeline more immediate than earlier assessments that suggested a deployment weeks away. The report comes hours after a US official told Reuters that the first withdrawal zone in southern Lebanon would be determined within days, and that the trilateral framework agreement between Israel, Lebanon, and the United States had entered the implementation phase.
Earlier today (Thu 20:37 Jerusalem), The Zioneer reported, citing a US official, that the first area from which Israel will withdraw will be set in days, with all remaining pilot zones already mapped. That update followed a series of statements from the same official indicating the agreement had moved from framework to implementation. The new exclusive report sharpens the timeline by specifically stating that the Lebanese army will enter the vacated areas in the coming days, rather than the broader assessment of a pilot area beginning in days.
Attributed background: The Zioneer previously reported on Jun 28 that a pilot program for the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah was expected to start only in weeks, and on Jun 13 that the US was preparing to allow the Lebanese army to return to the south Litani area alongside an Israeli withdrawal. Other reports have covered IDF preparations for a long-term security presence in southern Lebanon and the Lebanese army's deployment to block civilian movement to border villages. All of these developments follow the November 2024 ceasefire agreement, which mandated a parallel deployment of the Lebanese army and IDF withdrawal.
What remains open: The exact areas to be vacated have not been specified, and the report is based on a single source. No confirmation from the IDF or Lebanese army has been received. The timeline remains subject to diplomatic and security conditions on the ground.
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