The Lebanese army announced on July 21 that it had begun deploying to an area in the south, one of three “pilot zones” outlined in a deal with Israel to disarm Hezbollah.

An Israeli official said after last week's talks that the sides had reached an agreement on the two designated pilot areas.

A deal to secure an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah faced its first test on the ground Monday, as the Lebanese army

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