Lebanese army says Israel needs to coordinate with, rather than attack troops

Lebanese army says Israel needs to coordinate with, rather than attack troops The Lebanese army has called on Israel to engage in military coordination rather than carrying out attacks after Israeli forces opened fire on Lebanese army personnel stationed in southern Lebanon earlier on Tuesday. “The Israeli occupation army must address any issues through the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L) and through the approved coordination and communication channels, instead of carrying out attacks,” the army said in a statement on X. The army said that Israeli forces "opened fire in close proximity to them, which exposed the soldiers to danger and hindered the execution of the mission entrusted to them" while it was carrying out its deployment mission in "pilot zones" to replace Israeli forces occupying southern Lebanese towns. تؤكد قيادة الجيش أنّ الوحدات العسكرية نفّذت انتشارها داخل بلدة زوطر الغربية بعد إجراء الاتصال والتنسيق اللازمَين مع مجموعة التنسيق العسكري الخاصة بلبنان (MCG4L)، ولم تدخل بلدة زوطر الشرقية. وتوضح القيادة أنّ قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي اقتربت من أطراف بلدة زوطر الغربية أثناء وجود… pic.twitter.com/RxucJ7kDyS — الجيش اللبناني (@LebarmyOfficial) July 21, 2026