A video circulating in Lebanese media shows the villages of Zoutar al-Sharqiya and Zoutar al-Gharbiya in southern Lebanon, comparing their appearance six months apart. The report notes that the IDF evacuated Zoutar al-Gharbiya as part of the pilot program with the Lebanese army. No further details on the video's origin are available.
This video, reported by a source monitoring the region, provides a visual comparison of two adjacent villages in the pilot zone north of the Litani River. Zoutar al-Gharbiya was one of the three villages designated for the phased IDF withdrawal and Lebanese Armed Forces deployment under the pilot program, as The Zioneer has reported. The footage shows the village after the IDF evacuation, contrasting with the neighboring Zoutar al-Sharqiya, which remains under Israeli control.
The pilot program, which includes the villages of Frun, al-Ghandouriya, and Zoutar al-Gharbiya, has been a key test of the security transition in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese army entered two of the villages outside the 'yellow line' and one straddling it on July 21, according to The Zioneer's prior coverage. The current video appears to corroborate the IDF's withdrawal from Zoutar al-Gharbiya, though no independent verification of the footage's date or authenticity is available.
The video's release comes amid ongoing security operations in southern Lebanon, with the IDF maintaining a presence in the area. Further details on the security situation in the pilot zone are not yet available.
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