The Lebanese Armed Forces deployed troops at the entrance to the village of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon, in an effort to prevent further friction with IDF forces operating in the area, according to Lebanese sources. Two Lebanese were killed and two wounded, the sources said.
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) deployed troops at the entrance to Kfar Tebnit earlier tonight in an attempt to prevent friction with IDF forces operating in the village, following an escalation of hostilities in the same area. Just over an hour earlier, at Tue 12:08 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that two Lebanese had been killed by Israeli fire near Khadatha — a toll that rose from an initial single death reported in the same initial bulletin. The new deployment signals a shift from earlier LAF withdrawal from Kfar Tebnit (as The Zioneer reported on Sat Jun 13, 17:37 Jerusalem), and comes after weeks of Israeli ground operations in southern Lebanon that have seen the IDF advance, withdraw, and clash with both Hezbollah fighters and Lebanese Army troops.
Earlier today (Tue 12:33 Jerusalem), The Zioneer reported that the LAF had begun deploying on roads leading to southern Lebanon to block civilian movement due to ongoing security uncertainty. That move followed earlier incidents in Tebnit itself: on Mon Jun 22, 19:43 Jerusalem, Israeli forces fired warning shots and dropped stun grenades from drones to push back LAF troops and civilians. The same village saw an exchange of fire on Tue Jun 16, 23:47 Jerusalem, and Hezbollah claimed heavy, ongoing clashes there on Tue Jun 16, 00:48 Jerusalem — a claim that remains unverified. The casualty figure in the new incident — two killed — has evolved from the single unverified death reported at Tue 12:08 Jerusalem to a confirmed two, though still relayed via Lebanese sources without independent Israeli or international confirmation.
Background context, as previously reported by The Zioneer: On Thu Jun 11, 17:34 Jerusalem, the Lebanese Health Ministry said 15 people were killed and 70 wounded in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon; those figures were not independently verified and did not distinguish combatants from civilians. The IDF said it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets across the region. On Mon Jun 15, 16:23 Jerusalem, Israeli forces fired in Tebnin to block residents' return, according to Lebanese reports.
It remains unclear whether the two fatalities reported tonight were civilians or combatants, whether they were killed in the same incident or separately, and whether the LAF deployment successfully de-escalated the situation at Kfar Tebnit. No official Israeli comment has been issued regarding the casualties or the LAF deployment.
4 developments
- DevelopingIDF fires warning shots, drops stun grenades to push back Lebanese Army and civilians in Tebnit
- StrongLebanese Army withdraws from Kfar Tebnit as IDF ground offensive advances
- DevelopingIDF strikes in Tebnit village, southern Lebanon
- DevelopingLebanese army deploys on roads to southern Lebanon to block civilian movement
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