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Israeli fire wounds 17 in southern Lebanon
We’ve been reporting on Israeli troops killing at least one person with gunfire in the southern Lebanon border village of Hula. Nine people have been injured in Hula and eight others in Kfar Kila, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said in a statement.
Residents sought to return to homes in the border area where Israeli forces remained on the ground despite the ceasefire deal with Hezbollah saying they must withdraw by Sunday.
Israeli fire kills 2 more in southern Lebanon
The Health Ministry is now reporting the killings of two more people due to Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon as residents attempted to return to their homes.
One citizen was killed in Aitaroun, while another was killed in the town of Blida, the ministry stated. Earlier, the ministry said Israeli fire had killed one person in the border village of Hula.
As we have been reporting, dozens have also been wounded by Israeli forces who remain on the ground despite a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah which stipulated they should have withdrawn today.
Lebanon’s leader blasts Israel for ignoring troop pullout deadline
President Joseph Aoun has denounced Israel for failing to abide by the ceasefire agreement in which it promised to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon by Sunday.
Addressing residents of the Israeli-occupied south, Aoun said on X, “Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable, and I am following up on this issue at the highest levels to ensure your rights and dignity.”
He urged the Lebanese to “exercise self-restraint and trust in the Lebanese Armed Forces”.
As part of the ceasefire, Hezbollah is supposed to retreat beyond the Litani River, 30km (20 miles) from the border with Israel, and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure.
The Lebanese army has been gradually deploying in further areas in the south along with UN peacekeepers, as Israeli military troops have gradually withdrawn.
Lebanese soldier wounded in Israeli attack in south Lebanon: Report
Lebanon’s National News Agency reports Israeli troops opened fire on an army vehicle and wounded a Lebanese soldier.
The attack came in the southern town of Deir Mimas with the vehicle taking four rounds. The news report identified the soldier as Rawya al-Hajja. She sustained minor injuries from the shattering of glass.
“Army units are accompanying the entry of citizens into the towns of Aita al-Shaab, Bint Jbeil, Deir Siryan, Adshit al-Qusayr, Taybeh, Qantara, Marjayoun, in addition to other border areas,” the military said in a statement.
It highlighted “the Israeli enemy’s persistence in violating Lebanon’s sovereignty, and its assault on citizens, causing martyrs and wounded among them, and its refusal to abide by the ceasefire agreement”.
The shooting is one of a spate of attacks on displaced Lebanese trying to return to their homes in the south where Israeli troops remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed on Sunday.
Three people were killed and more than 40 wounded, the Health Ministry said.
Lebanese civilians on the front line in new form of resistance
People are frustrated. There is growing anger towards the Lebanese army and that’s dangerous.
Many of these people are supporters of Hezbollah and as part of the ceasefire agreement, Hezbollah is supposed to leave this area and allow the Lebanese army to take control and extend its authority across this region.
What they’re saying now is the Lebanese army cannot protect us; it’s standing in the middle. The Lebanese army could have given orders for us to be able to enter our villages, but of course that is difficult because they are facing a much stronger enemy in Israel.
People here are looking to the newly elected President Joseph Aoun to force Israeli troops to leave, but Lebanon is in a weak position. The Lebanese army is weak, and Hezbollah has been severely weakened militarily because of the war on the group.
A new form of resistance is the people standing on the front line. Most officials tell us the only way for Israeli forces to withdraw is international pressure.
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