The residents of Zawtar El Gharbiyeh have not been allowed to return to their homes despite the IDF withdrawal
Residents of the war-ravaged southern Lebanese village of Zawtar El Gharbiyeh say they feel “betrayed” by their government after being prevented from returning home despite the start of the IDF’s phased withdrawal, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney reports.
The criticism comes as Beirut and West Jerusalem begin implementing a US-brokered agreement for an IDF pullout from several so-called ‘pilot zones’ near the Yellow Line, Israel’s self-declared buffer zone in southern Lebanon. Israel has insisted that the withdrawal is contingent on Hezbollah disarming in those areas, a condition the militant group has rejected.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited Zawtar El Gharbiyeh – which lies on the Yellow Line – on Wednesday, raising the national flag and declaring a Lebanese return to the devastated village.
Residents camped outside, however, say they have remained blocked from returning to what is left of their homes.
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