Israeli troops infiltrated a Lebanese village placed under the control of Lebanon’s army as part of a June agreement, building an earthen barrier there overnight.
An AFP correspondent saw the barrier, situated at the village’s eastern entrance and blocking the road. The local authorities said it was unclear if any Israeli forces remained in the area.
“An Israeli occupation army force advanced into the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiya shortly after midnight… and erected a new earthen barrier near the town square,” Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Zawtar al-Gharbiya was one of two designated “pilot zones” where the Lebanese army was to take over as part of a US-sponsored framework agreement signed with Israel.
Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was “not aware of such an event in this area”.
Israeli forces continue to occupy a broad band of territory in the south along the border. Its invasion and widespread bombing campaign have killed more than 4,300 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more.ย (Reporting by AFP)ย
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