On Saturday, three Lebanese soldiers sustained injuries while attempting to disarm unexploded ordnance in the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah. The incident occurred after Israeli troops allegedly intruded into the village overnight and constructed an earth barrier, according to local authorities. The village mayor and Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported the Israeli incursion, with residents claiming that the barrier was erected around 100 meters from the town square. The village had been placed under the control of the Lebanese army as part of a June agreement with Israel, but the Israeli military denies knowledge of such an event. Zawtar al-Gharbiyah is one of two "pilot zones" where the Lebanese army is deploying under a US-sponsored framework agreement signed with Israel in June. The agreement aims to facilitate a phased Israeli withdrawal in exchange for Hezbollah disarmament. The latest incident comes amid increased tensions and Israeli attacks along the border, with Zawtar al-Gharbiyah serving as a pilot area for mine clearance and infrastructure reconstruction. The nearby town of Mansouri was shelled by Israeli artillery on Saturday, while a bulldozer clearing roads in the area was damaged by a bomb explosion the previous day. Lebanon has been pressing Israel to halt border village destruction and is preparing for another round of talks scheduled for September. Meanwhile, Israel reported that one of its soldiers was wounded in southern Lebanon on Saturday during an "operational incident." The soldier, a combat engineer from the 607th Engineering Battalion, was hit by shrapnel from Israeli fire in the border village of Tayri. The seventh round of direct, US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel concluded in Rome just days prior.