Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired warning shots at Lebanese Army soldiers establishing a military post near IDF positions in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, after initial warnings and coordination requests were ignored, according to an IDF clarification statement posted by Captain Ella on X between 2:45:40 PM and 5:45:39 PM UTC. IDF surveillance detected the Lebanese soldiers working in an uncoordinated manner earlier Tuesday. IDF forces issued warning calls, then contacted them through coordination channels requesting they halt, the statement said. With no response, IDF troops fired the warning shots to stop the activity, as confirmed in the official IDF update shared within the 2/24/2026 reporting window from 2:45:40 PM to 5:45:39 PM UTC. This incident follows Lebanese Army reports from earlier periods of gunfire from Israeli positions near the southern border, as noted in prior coverage. It occurs amid ongoing regional tensions, including a U.S. deployment of 12 F-22 Raptors from RAF Lakenheath toward CENTCOM with tanker support as of 2:24 PM UTC, according to Faytuks Network on X.
