The mayor of Froun says his village lies entirely outside the so-called Yellow Line, Israel’s self-declared buffer zone in southern Lebanon
The mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington.
In an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces.
Last week, West Jerusalem and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered deal for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, pending Hezbollah’s disarmament. As part of a broader arrangement, Israel is reportedly planning to establish so-called ‘experimental zones’ in certain parts of southern Lebanon, from which the Israeli army would pull back first in order to allow Lebanese forces to dislodge Hezbollah fighters.
The militant group has rejected the preliminary peace agreement, saying it heavily favors West Jerusalem. Opposition to the deal reportedly extends well beyond Hezbollah, with around 90% of Lebanese overall rejecting normalization with Israel.
“When Netanyahu declared that Froun and Zawtar El Gharbiyeh were experimental zones, we as a municipality and as residents were surprised and outraged,” Bazzi told RT correspondent Steve Sweeny.
The mayor stressed that “Froun is located outside the yellow line,” referring to Israel’s self-declared buffer zone in southern Lebanon.
“And we know that an experimental zone must be occupied territory,” Bazzi said. “Froun is not occupied, and Israelis have not set foot there, they were only 5 km away.”
Earlier this week, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the IDF will not withdraw “a millimeter” from Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed.
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If in an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The detail about the mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington is something people should sit with.
So the bottom line is last week, West Jerusalem and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered deal for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, pending Hezbollah’s disarmament. Wonder how this will land.
If last week, West Jerusalem and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered deal for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, pending Hezbollah’s disarmament, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
So the bottom line is the militant group has rejected the preliminary peace agreement, saying it heavily favors West Jerusalem. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about in an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces is something people should sit with.
Reading that in an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces — hard to argue with the logic there.
The fact that in an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces really puts things into perspective.
The fact that last week, West Jerusalem and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered deal for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, pending Hezbollah’s disarmament really puts things into perspective.
Think about it: the mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington. That speaks volumes.
Basically the militant group has rejected the preliminary peace agreement, saying it heavily favors West Jerusalem. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The fact that the mayor of Froun says his village lies entirely outside the so-called Yellow Line, Israel’s self-declared buffer zone in southern really puts things into perspective.
Basically the mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
If in an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The detail about the mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington is something people should sit with.
So the bottom line is last week, West Jerusalem and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered deal for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, pending Hezbollah’s disarmament. Wonder how this will land.
If last week, West Jerusalem and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered deal for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, pending Hezbollah’s disarmament, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
So the bottom line is the militant group has rejected the preliminary peace agreement, saying it heavily favors West Jerusalem. Wonder how this will land.
The detail about in an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces is something people should sit with.
Reading that in an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces — hard to argue with the logic there.
The fact that in an interview with RT, Hassan Adel Bazzi said that the community of Froun was designated as a pilot withdrawal zone despite never being occupied by Israeli forces really puts things into perspective.
The fact that last week, West Jerusalem and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered deal for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, pending Hezbollah’s disarmament really puts things into perspective.
Think about it: the mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington. That speaks volumes.
Basically the militant group has rejected the preliminary peace agreement, saying it heavily favors West Jerusalem. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The fact that the mayor of Froun says his village lies entirely outside the so-called Yellow Line, Israel’s self-declared buffer zone in southern really puts things into perspective.
Basically the mayor of a southern Lebanese village has questioned Israel’s reported withdrawal plan that came as part of an initial agreement reached in Washington. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.