Israeli forces kill 15 people in south Lebanon
Published: 05:01 PM,Jan 26,2025 | EDITED : 09:01 PM,Jan 26,2025
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) armoured vehicle, an Israeli military jeep, ambulances, as well as a Lebanese army armoured vehicle are parked on either side of an earth barricade in Borj El Mlouk
BEIRUT: Israeli forces killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday as a deadline for their withdrawal passed and thousands of people tried to return to their homes in defiance of Israeli military orders, Lebanese authorities said. Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a US-brokered ceasefire that halted last year's war with Hezbollah, saying Lebanon had not yet fully enforced terms requiring the Lebanese army to be deployed.
Lebanon's US-backed military, which reported one of its soldiers among those killed by Israeli forces on Sunday, has accused Israel of procrastinating in its withdrawal. Lebanon's health ministry said 15 people were killed and another 83 wounded in numerous locations in the south, as a result of what it described as Israeli attacks on citizens while they were trying to enter their still-occupied towns. President Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's head of state, called on the people of the south to exercise self-restraint and trust in the Lebanese military. — Reuters
Lebanon's US-backed military, which reported one of its soldiers among those killed by Israeli forces on Sunday, has accused Israel of procrastinating in its withdrawal. Lebanon's health ministry said 15 people were killed and another 83 wounded in numerous locations in the south, as a result of what it described as Israeli attacks on citizens while they were trying to enter their still-occupied towns. President Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's head of state, called on the people of the south to exercise self-restraint and trust in the Lebanese military. — Reuters