A US military delegation has met with Lebanon's army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel's withdrawal from one of the so-called "pilot zones" it occupies, a Lebanese military official told AFP.
Under a framework agreement reached on 26 June, Israel will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon it has occupied for several months.
As part of the agreement, the Lebanese military will take full control of two small areas dubbed pilot zones.
"The American military delegation arrived and began meetings with the Lebanese army command to discuss the mechanisms for implementing the first pilot zone from which the Israelis will withdraw, allowing the Lebanese army to deploy," the unnamed official said.
"This is the main objective the American military delegation is bringing to Lebanon... it is the translation and implementation of the framework agreement."
