At least one displaced Lebanese has died and 17 others have been injured this Sunday by shots from Israeli forces when they tried to access their still occupied towns in the south of the country, after the ceasefire agreement that established Israel’s withdrawal expired. of the territory.
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported in a statement that “the attacks by the Israeli enemy against citizens who were trying to enter their villages” caused the death of one person in Houla, while nine others were injured there and eight more on the border. Kfar Kila.
Groups of displaced people gathered at the entrance to their villages in southern Lebanon from early this Sunday with the intention of returning or assessing the damage to their homes, given that the 60-day period established by the pact expired at dawn. for Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
Despite this, the Israeli Government already announced last Friday that it would not withdraw in time its forces still present in the neighboring country since the invasion that began on October 1, alleging that the other party has incurred delays in implementing the tasks that were assigned to him. The pact also establishes the departure of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah from the border strip and its replacement by a greater deployment of the Lebanese Army.
According to the National News Agency (ANN), the Kfar Kila attack occurred after the victims “crossed the barrier and checkpoint set up by the ‘Occupation Army’”, one of many points where congregations of displaced people were registered. in the western and central sectors of the border strip.
Israel has withdrawn from most of the eastern sector, but remains present in various parts of the western part.
French President Emmanuel Macron informed his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun on Saturday that he was maintaining contacts to try to maintain the cessation of hostilities beyond Sunday, but neither party has yet commented on an official extension of the cessation of hostilities. its terms.
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