Israeli troops infiltrate Lebanese army-held village and build roadblock, mayor says
A Lebanese village held by the country's army was infiltrated by Israeli forces, who built a roadblock near the town square overnight, the mayor and state media said Saturday. The Lebanese army was deployed to Zawtar al-Gharbiya more than two weeks ago within the framework of a US-sponsored agreement signed with Israel.
Israeli forces infiltrated the Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiya, which is under the control of the Lebanese army, and built a roadblock near the town square overnight. The Lebanese army was deployed to the village more than two weeks ago as part of a US-sponsored agreement with Israel. According to the mayor and state media, the Israeli troops advanced into the village shortly after midnight and erected an earthen barrier at the village's eastern entrance.
The village of Zawtar al-Gharbiya is one of the designated pilot zones under a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, from which Israeli forces have withdrawn. It is unclear if any Israeli forces remained in the area after the infiltration.
There were also reports of Israeli shelling damaging homes in the Lebanese town of al-Mansouri, with the country's National News Agency stating that Israeli artillery shelled the vicinity of the town early on Saturday morning.
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