Dozens killed, injured as Israeli forces shoot at civilians in south Lebanon
Israeli forces have opened fire at the Lebanese people returning to their homes in the country’s southern towns, killing at least 22 people and wounding 124 others.
Lebanon's Public Health Ministry released the updated figures on Sunday evening.
The number includes nine children and a paramedic, the ministry said in a post on X.
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television channel reported that Israeli forces had abducted two Lebanese from the border town of Houla.
Other reports said an Israeli drone had targeted residents in the village of Bani Hayyan, causing multiple injuries.
Additionally, an Israeli drone dropped sound bombs on a gathering of Lebanese citizens at the Houla-Majdal Silm-Shaqra triangle in southern Lebanon.
Earlier on Sunday, the 60-day deadline for the complete withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from southern Lebanon ended. The pullout was stipulated in a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hezbollah resistance movement.
Lebanese residents return to their homes in the south
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The regime forces, however, did not leave the occupied areas in a blatant violation of the truce agreement and an infringement on Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Over the weekend, the Israeli military warned Lebanese people not to return to their hometowns in the country’s south and put up barricades in the area.
Hezbollah opened a support front for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip after Israel unleashed a genocidal war on the besieged territory on October 7, 2023, launching numerous retaliatory attacks against targets in the occupied lands.
Israel was forced to accept the ceasefire with Hezbollah on November 27, 2024, after suffering heavy losses on the battleground and failing to achieve its goals despite killing over 4,000 people in Lebanon.
Lebanese army urges southerners to show ‘self-restraint’
Also on Sunday, the Lebanese army said it is “accompanying/monitoring” the entry of citizens into several southern areas.
“We renew our call to citizens to exercise self-restraint and follow the instructions of the military units to preserve their safety,” it added.
Fearless Lebanese woman faces Israeli soldiers, declaring, "This is our land, we want to go home," as they shoot at residents returning after the 60-day withdrawal deadline.
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President Aoun hails victory, says Lebanon’s sovereignty ‘non-negotiable’
President Joseph Aoun stressed that Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are “non-negotiable.”
In a statement addressing Lebanon from southern towns, he said, “I share with our people in the south the joy of the victory of truth, and I call on them to exercise self-control and trust in the [Lebanese] armed forces.”
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