Preparations for Withdrawal from Southern Lebanon
Officers from the IDF and the Lebanese Army are maintaining a coordination channel mediated by the United States to formulate operational criteria for defining a "Hezbollah-free zone." Simultaneously, Israel is demanding the removal from the…
Assessment
The coordination between Israeli and Lebanese military officers, mediated by the US, aims to set operational benchmarks for a Hezbollah-free zone in southern Lebanon. Israel's demand to exclude officers with suspected ties to Hezbollah from the mechanism underscores deep mistrust, while the wait for Lebanese deployment readiness highlights the fragility of the arrangement. The success of this withdrawal hinges on whether both sides can agree on enforceable criteria and maintain security guarantees.