Mapping the Twilight Zone

 

 

Red Line — The initial Israeli advance after the 1967 war.

Blue Line — When Israel withdrew from southern Lebanon in May 2000, they withdrew their forces south of this line.

Purple Line — Following the 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel, Israeli forces took control of the entire village and established the new boundary along a security fence on this line. The current negotiations surround a possible Israeli withdrawal from the area between the purple line and the blue line.

Top map: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

Bottom map: The hand-drawn lines were provided by Nicholas Blanford