Lebanese sources report that IDF troops opened fire on Lebanese civilians who approached the outskirts of the village of Khadatha in southern Lebanon. According to the same reports, IDF tanks and D-9 bulldozers were observed inside the village. There is no official Israeli comment.
Lebanese sources report that IDF forces fired at Lebanese civilians who approached the outskirts of the village of Khadatha in southern Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. The reports add that IDF tanks and D-9 armored bulldozers were observed inside the village. No casualties or further details have been reported, and the IDF has not commented.
The incident comes amid a sustained ground presence by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, focused on dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure. Over recent days, as The Zioneer has reported, the IDF has operated in and around the village of Hadatha (Khadatha), including advancing to the center of the village, conducting controlled demolitions, and firing on Hezbollah operatives. Earlier this month, the IDF also struck targets in the Tyre District's Markaba area. The village of Khadatha lies near the Israel-Lebanon border in the Nabatieh district, an area of ongoing Israeli ground activity.
Thursday's report of IDF fire toward the Lebanese army in the same village, and Monday's report of artillery fire at civilians returning to their homes in the area, form the broader backdrop against which Tuesday's event is reported. The source is a single Lebanese channel, and the details remain unverified by Israeli or international sources.
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