NewzIn southern Lebanon, designated areas including Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh and Fro are officially classified as "pilot zones," marking the edge of regions touted by Israel as models for withdrawal. A Lebanese Army checkpoint currently marks the entrance to Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh.
According to residents interviewed during a visit by Middle East Eye, Israeli troops were never actually present in these specific villages to begin with. Consequently, local inhabitants describe the purported withdrawal within these pilot zones as existing merely on paper, while the broader occupation of southern Lebanon continues.
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