The US State Department issued a statement on the 20th saying that the Israeli military's first “pilot area” withdrawal operation in southern Lebanon began on the same day in three villages in southern Lebanon. The statement said that the “pilot area” withdrawal operation was initiated in accordance with a tripartite framework agreement between the US and Lebanon and under the auspices of a tripartite military coordination group. The three villages involved were Fron, Srifa, and Zautar Gherbie. This is a direct result of talks between Israel and Lebanon held in Rome, Italy on the 14th. The United States will continue to work closely with both sides to promote the implementation of this framework agreement.

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