The Lebanese army deploys into the first pilot zones after Israeli withdrawal — Key Events — Levant

What happened

According to press reports, Israel withdraws from areas around Froun and Srifa, then Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, and the Lebanese army deploys into them. The Framework records two initial zones agreed by the two armies without naming them; no further zone is reported after July.

The only observed implementation of the framework's withdrawal-for-deployment sequence so far, and therefore the module's baseline for whether that sequence moves.

Confidence: Moderate

When20 – 21 Jul 2026

KindMilitary · Territorial change

ArenaIsrael–Lebanon / Blue Line

Confidence: Moderate Sources: Lebanese Armed Forces — official communiqués ↗ · L'Orient Today / L'Orient-Le Jour ↗ · Established international media reporting Methodology Corrections

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Military2026-10-12Is the Israel–Lebanon Framework's zone-by-zone sequence moving — Israeli forces leaving named areas and the Lebanese army entering them — or is the Israeli-held area holding or growing?Baseline

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