Lebanese sources told Al-Arabiya that there is no scheduled date for an Israeli withdrawal from the experimental zones, security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported on X. The statement adds to conflicting reports on the timeline of an IDF pullout from southern Lebanon.
Lebanese sources told the Saudi-owned channel Al-Arabiya that there is no planned date for an Israeli withdrawal from the experimental zones in southern Lebanon, according to a post by security analyst Yair Goldblatt on X on Monday.
The report follows weeks of conflicting statements about the IDF's presence in southern Lebanon. Israeli officials have denied earlier reports of a withdrawal from specific points, while U.S. sources have offered differing timelines, with one senior official saying Washington would not demand a withdrawal until a final agreement with Iran and Lebanon was signed — a timeline of at least 60 days. The Lebanese military has stated it did not document any IDF withdrawal.
The term "experimental zones" (אזורים ניסיוניים) has not been officially defined by Israeli or Lebanese authorities in this context. The report is attributed to a single source via Goldblatt's channel and remains unconfirmed by official Israeli or Lebanese military spokespersons.
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