First test of pilot zones in Lebanon lays bare difficulties

A US-brokered plan linking Israel’s gradual withdrawal from southern Lebanon to Hezbollah’s disarmament has begun with difficulty

The Israeli army has handed so-called "pilot zones" back to the Lebanese, The move is meant to facilitate an end to fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, and to Israeli occupation. But locals and experts are skeptical.

Israel is violating agreements by shelling 'pilot villages', Lebanon's army asserts.