Lebanese army to control “pilot zone” in area occupied by Israeli forces, US official says

Lebanese army to control “pilot zone” in area occupied by Israeli forces, US official says The first so-called “pilot zone” in Lebanon, in which the Lebanese army will assume control of an area currently occupied by Israeli forces, will launch in a “matter of days”, with further zones being mapped out and planned, a US official said on Thursday. According to the official, Lebanon-Israel talks have moved to the implementation stage of the ceasefire framework. This comes after Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israeli forces would stay in Lebanon for “as long as the need requires”.