According to ynet, Lebanese army personnel will enter villages in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, marking the start of the pilot phase of the withdrawal agreement with Israel. The report follows Israeli officials' confirmation that the IDF withdrawal from the pilot zones is set to begin tomorrow.
The Lebanese Armed Forces are set to enter villages in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, when the pilot phase of the withdrawal agreement with Israel begins, according to ynet. The move follows Israeli officials' confirmation that the IDF withdrawal from the pilot zones is scheduled for Tuesday, as reported by Barak Ravid (N12) earlier today.
Earlier today (Mon 16:19 Jerusalem), The Zioneer reported a sequence of developments: Channel 14 first reported that the Lebanese army would deploy in areas cleared by the IDF; an Israeli source then described two pilot zones and the IDF redeployment from one; the US confirmed the Lebanese army deployment to pilot zones; the US said the IDF withdrawal from pilot zones was underway; a senior Israeli official told Barak Ravid that the IDF withdrawal would be carried out on Tuesday; and finally, the US confirmed the withdrawal process had already commenced. The corroboration evolved from a single Israeli media report to official US confirmation.
As The Zioneer reported on July 10, the US ambassador to Beirut stated that Israel and Lebanon had shifted to the implementation phase, with the first pilot zone to be determined within days. On July 9, The Zioneer reported that the Lebanese army was expected to enter areas vacated by the IDF in the coming days. The broader framework agreement, signed in late June, aims to stabilize the border and prevent a security vacuum.
No further details on the specific villages or the exact timing of the Lebanese army entry have been released. The announcement is based on a single Israeli media report, and the actual deployment remains to be observed.
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