In July, Zawtar al-Gharbiyah became Lebanon's first pilot zone, where, under a US-brokered ceasefire agreement, Lebanese troops have been deployed to take control of areas previously occupied by Israeli forces. Earlier in the year, Israel seized large swaths of southern Lebanon amid its war with Hezbollah, which launched attacks on Israel in the days after the start of the American-Israeli war against Iran. September 17-30, 2026 I 📸: _adrisalido I #GettyImages #GettyImagesNews #GettyReportage