What’s happening in Lebanon’s ‘pilot zones’?
Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports on what’s happening in a so-called ‘pilot zone’ in southern Lebanon.

Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports on what’s happening in a so-called ‘pilot zone’ in southern Lebanon.





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Lebanese families rallied in Beirut demanding answers about relatives detained by Israel.
People in southern Lebanon question their government’s approach as Israel launches more attacks and displacement orders.
As much of southern Lebanon lies in ruins due to Israeli attacks, residents struggle once again to rebuild their lives.

IDF said it used 700 tonnes of explosives to destroy parts of a Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon.

Southern Lebanon’s Mansouri village is divided by Israel’s Yellow Line, a military boundary separating area it occupies.
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