00:13So what would actually happen if Lebanon and Israel stuck to the ceasefire? Despite recent
00:18announcements aimed at stopping the fighting, both sides have continued to exchange strikes
00:23in recent days. But if the violence does stop, the reality on the ground could start to look
00:27very different, and a plan behind the scenes already exists. At the center of this plan
00:31are the so-called pilot zones, designated areas where both sides have agreed to test a new
00:36security arrangement that could eventually pave the way for a broader and more lasting
00:41truce between Beirut and Tel Aviv. So let me talk you through this plan. Firstly, these
00:47pilot zones, or security zones to be more precise, would be established in southern Lebanon with
00:52Hezbollah militants completely excluded from them. The idea is that Hezbollah would leave
00:57these areas, towns, villages, etc. entirely. Then secondly, in its space, the Lebanese army
01:03would then gradually deploy and allow the space families to return safely. But there is one
01:08condition for the plan to move forward, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from these designated
01:13areas after the arrival of the Lebanese army. So where exactly would these pilot zones be?
01:20Lebanon's government, together with international mediators, have identified a number of locations
01:25to launch the plan, chosen for both their strategic and symbolic importance. Among them are their
01:31Bufour Castle and its surrounding areas, Yahmar, east and west Zawtar near Nabatiyyeh, as well
01:37as a city of Tir and its outskirts.
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