Israel's 'pilot zones' turn Lebanese sovereignty on its head

Israel's 'pilot zones' turn Lebanese sovereignty on its head Submitted by Belen Fernandez on Sun, 08/09/2026 - 16:51 Under the guise of restoring state authority, Washington's plan demands Hezbollah's disarmament while allowing military occupation and territorial conquest to continue Lebanese soldiers patrol Zawtar al-Gharbiya on 28 July 2026, as residents return to inspect their homes a week after the army deployed to the southern village under the US-sponsored 'pilot zones' agreement (Joseph Eid/AFP) On Imagine, for a moment, that Country A is conducting an illegal occupation of Country B and regularly slaughtering its inhabitants despite an alleged ceasefire agreement . By any modicum of logic, a resolution to the situation would first require Country A to stop occupying and slaughtering people in Country B, right? Wrong - at least if Country A happens to be Israel , which has never felt compelled to abide by international legal or moral standards.