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Lebanese Army says Israeli forces fired near its unit during withdrawal deployment
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Lebanese Army says Israeli forces fired near its unit during withdrawal deployment

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Israeli forces opened fire near a Lebanese Army unit in Zawtar al Gharbiya, an area from which Israel had withdrawn.
  • The Lebanese Army stated the incident obstructs the deployment process agreed upon in a U.S.-mediated ceasefire deal.
  • The deployment aims to transfer control to Lebanese troops following Israel's withdrawal, with conditions on disarmament.

Israeli forces fired near a Lebanese Army unit in Zawtar al Gharbiya, a southern Lebanese town, on Tuesday. The incident occurred as Lebanese troops were deploying in the area, which Israel had recently withdrawn from as part of a U.S.-mediated ceasefire agreement. The Lebanese Army issued a statement condemning the action, calling it an obstruction to the agreed-upon deployment measures.

While the military units were carrying out their deployment in the town of Zawtar al Gharbiya, in Nabatieh, the Israeli occupation forces opened fire near these units

— Lebanese ArmyThe Lebanese Army stated that Israeli forces opened fire near their units during a deployment in Zawtar al Gharbiya.

The Lebanese Army stated that the Israeli forces "opened fire near these units" while they were conducting their deployment in Zawtar al Gharbiya, located in the Nabatieh region. The statement emphasized that this "attack will hinder the implementation of the deployment measures" in the conditionally designated withdrawal zones. The Lebanese military has historically focused on humanitarian and relief tasks and has not intervened in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

These deployment measures are being carried out in coordination with the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), a tripartite mechanism involving Lebanese, Israeli, and U.S. military representatives. The MCG4L is tasked with overseeing the framework ceasefire agreement and the subsequent deployment of the Lebanese Army. The Lebanese Armed Forces had begun their deployment in Zawtar al Gharbiya, as well as in Froun and Srifa, on Tuesday, coinciding with the U.S. announcement of the operation's commencement.

this attack will hinder the implementation of the deployment measures

— Lebanese ArmyThe Lebanese Army's statement highlighted that the Israeli firing would obstruct the agreed-upon deployment process.

The framework agreement stipulates that the Lebanese Armed Forces will gradually assume "full and effective security responsibility" in designated "pilot zones" from which Israeli troops are to "gradually" withdraw. However, Israel's withdrawal is contingent upon the "successful disarmament of non-state armed groups and the dismantling of their infrastructure in these areas," a condition clearly referencing Hezbollah.

full and effective security responsibility

— Framework agreement textThe agreement outlines the gradual assumption of security responsibility by the Lebanese Armed Forces in designated zones.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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