美国斡旋的以色列-黎巴嫩协议框架下，黎巴嫩南部村庄扎瓦塔尔·加尔比耶的少数居民开始返回家园。[1]根据该协议，以色列同意从南黎巴嫩撤军，作为交换条件，伊朗支持的真主党承诺解除武装。[1]扎瓦塔尔·加尔比耶是三个试点区之一，旨在验证这一协议框架的可行性。[1]
然而，返回的居民面临严峻的重建挑战。[1]该村约500户家庭中近半房屋遭到毁坏，目前仅约15户家庭返回。[1]以色列国防部长以色列·卡茨表示，以色列军队摧毁了24个世纪古村以及15000至20000栋房屋，并控制了南黎巴嫩700平方公里的土地。[1]村民玛哈森·法基赫已出售2万美元珠宝用于修缮房屋。[1]
根据计划，黎巴嫩和以色列将于8月4日在罗马举行为期三天的后续谈判。[1]以色列-真主党战争始于3月2日，以色列随后入侵并占领了南部数十个村庄。[1]
A small number of residents have begun returning to Zawatir Gharbia, a southern Lebanese village, as part of a U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon [1]. Under the framework, Israel has agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah's disarmament [1]. Zawatir Gharbia is among three designated pilot zones where this arrangement is being implemented [1].
The scale of destruction has severely impeded the return process. Of approximately 500 households in the village, nearly half have had their homes destroyed, with only about 15 families having returned so far [1]. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Israeli forces have demolished 24 ancient villages, destroyed between 15,000 and 20,000 homes, and control 700 square kilometers of southern Lebanese territory [1]. Despite these losses, some residents are attempting to rebuild; resident Mahassen Fakieh reported selling jewelry worth $20,000 to finance repairs to her home [1].
The conflict that prompted these developments began on March 2, when fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalated, leading Israel to subsequently invade and occupy dozens of villages in the south [1]. Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold a three-day follow-up negotiation in Rome on August 4 to discuss further implementation of the agreement [1].