Israel is refusing to withdraw from the Yellow Line and insists that a 'pilot' arrangement take place in villages beyond it, according to an Arab media report published by analyst Or Ben Yekhezkel. Lebanon's government has so far rejected the Israeli demand, the report says.
A new point of contention emerged in the stalled Israel-Lebanon negotiations over southern Lebanon on Friday, with a report in Arab media indicating that Israel is refusing to withdraw from the Yellow Line — the IDF's forward defensive position — and is demanding that the proposed 'pilot zone' arrangement be implemented in villages beyond that line.
The report, published by analyst Or Ben Yekhezkel on his the source '301 — The Arab World', states that the Lebanese government has so far rejected the Israeli demand. The report is single-sourced and has not been confirmed by Israeli or Lebanese official sources.
As The Zioneer has reported over the past week, the talks remain deadlocked over the terms of an IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon. On Thursday, the Lebanese army was reported to have rejected Israel's 'pilot zones' formula as a starting point. On Wednesday, diplomatic sources told Lebanese media that negotiations had reached a deadlock. Israeli officials have repeatedly denied any intention to withdraw from the Yellow Line, defining it as a non-negotiable red line.
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