A military delegation from the US is said to have met with Lebanon’s army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel’s withdrawal from one of the “pilot zones” in occupied territory, a Lebanese military official told media outlets on Saturday.

Under a framework agreement reached on June 26, Israel will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon where it has sent troops as part of its military campaign against Hezbollah. As part of the agreement, the long-disempowered Lebanese military will take full control of two small areas dubbed pilot zones.