# One kilometer from Israeli forces: Life in battered southern Lebanon

https://mins.news/en/video/74630

- DW News, 2026-09-25 21:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KICFL3bedt4

> Two months after residents were permitted to return to Zawtar al-Gharbieh, they are rebuilding amid destroyed homes, Israeli surveillance drones and fears that violence could resume. The village is part of Lebanon’s first “pilot zone,” intended to help displaced families come home and test a possible path forward for southern Lebanon.

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