Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived Wednesday morning at Zoutar al-Gharbiya in southern Lebanon, the first village where the pilot withdrawal program is being implemented and where Lebanese army forces entered for the first time yesterday, according to Israeli media reports. The visit marks a milestone in the implementation of the framework agreement with Israel.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited the village of Zoutar al-Gharbiya in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, making him the highest-ranking Lebanese official to tour the area since the IDF began a phased withdrawal under the framework agreement. The visit follows the entry of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) into the village on Tuesday, the first such deployment in the pilot program. As The Zioneer reported earlier, Salam raised the Lebanese flag in the village shortly after arriving. The village is one of three designated in the pilot zone; according to earlier reports, two are located outside the 'yellow line' and one straddles it. The visit underscores the Lebanese government's commitment to expanding state control, as Salam stated in previous remarks that the framework deal aims for full Israeli withdrawal.
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