The IDF reported Tuesday evening that its forces fired warning shots into the air after a Lebanese army engineering unit crossed the security zone by about 150 meters and breached barriers in the Zawtar al-Sharqiyah area, in violation of bilateral understandings. No casualties were reported, and the Lebanese force withdrew. The military called on the Lebanese army to operate only within agreed areas.
The incident occurred earlier Tuesday, when IDF troops in the security zone in southern Lebanon identified a Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) engineering unit that had crossed roughly 150 meters into the buffer zone near Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, breaching barriers. The soldiers fired warning shots into the air, which did not endanger the LAF personnel, and the Lebanese force withdrew without injuries. The IDF emphasized that the area is not part of the designated pilot zone for LAF deployment and called on the Lebanese army to adhere to the bilateral understandings. A previous Zioneer bulletin at 20:02 had incorrectly identified the location as Zawtar al-Gharbiya; the correct location is Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, as stated in the official IDF announcement.
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