The Lebanese Army began deploying in several South Lebanon villages on Saturday, as an Israeli drone struck a car in the village of Kounine, in yet another violation of the ceasefire agreement, injuring two people.
Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X that the attack targeted suspected Hezbollah members who were spotted leaving “a military building” that was used by the pro-Iranian group.
For its part, the Lebanese Army command announced on X that “Army units continue their deployment in the area of Ras al-Naqoura-Tyre and in several towns in the western sector, including Alma al-Shaab, Dhayra, Aitaroun, Bint Jbeil, Tayr Harfa, Majdel Zoun, al-Salhani and al-Qaouzah after the withdrawal of the Israeli enemy.”
The post further stated that “the army is working on reinforcing its positions and securing key spots, in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon-UNIFIL and the five-member committee supervising the ceasefire agreement with Israel.
“Specialized units continue to conduct engineering surveys with the aim of removing unexploded ordnance, opening roads and removing rubble. Therefore, the army command calls on citizens not to approach the area and to adhere to the instructions of the military units until the deployment is completed.”
An armored personnel carrier of the Lebanese army flipped over in the town of Hadatha in Bint Jbeil district Saturday evening. A soldier was killed and another injured in the accident.
Also Saturday, search and rescue teams of the Civil Defense recovered the corpses and remains of 13 people from under the rubble in the villages of Naqoura, Bayyada, Teir Harfa and Khiyam.
Meanwhile, Israel continued to violate the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon. On Saturday morning, its army dynamited several houses in Aita al-Shaab and Bint Jbeil, where violent explosions were heard.
In addition, an Israeli drone dropped a sound bomb on residents carrying furniture from their homes in Aitaroun, while an Israeli bulldozer demolished structures close to a Lebanese Army position in Hamra.
In this context, the army's acting Commander-in-Chief, General Hassan Audi, held talks in Yarze with the chairman of the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee, US General Jasper Jeffers. Discussions focused on developments in the south and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
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