BEIRUT: A planned virtual meeting between Lebanese, Israeli and US military representatives to discuss the implementation of pilot zones in southern Lebanon was postponed on Friday, sources told Arab News.
The meeting had been expected to focus on finalizing the pilot zones, setting a timetable for Israel’s withdrawal and expanding the Lebanese army’s deployment under the framework agreement signed in Washington on June 26.
“It was supposed to take place today, but no time had actually been set for it, partly because of the time difference between Lebanon and the US,” a Lebanese military source told Arab News.
The meeting has been postponed to a later date, yet to be agreed, according to the source.
The postponement came as Lebanese army units stepped up their presence in southern Lebanon, conducting patrols and establishing checkpoints in the towns of Froun, Ghandourieh, Qalaouiyeh, Burj Qalaouiyeh and Kfar Dounine — areas close to Israel’s so-called “Yellow Line.”
