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Three people were killed and 31 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese government said, when residents of villages defied orders by the Israeli army not to return home.
“One civilian was martyred in Houla, and nine others were injured and transferred to the Tabanin Government Hospital, where they are receiving treatment,” Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said in a statement on Sunday.
The statement said that eight people were also injured in Kafr Kela and were shifted to Marjion Government Hospital for treatment.
According to the Ministry of Health, two people were killed in the towns of Bleda and Itarun, after the Israeli army launched attacks on Lebanese civilians as they tried to enter the towns occupied by Israeli forces.
CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said in a statement that he was “monitoring the issue at the highest level”.
“Lebanon’s sovereignty and the unity of its territory are not subject to compromise,” he said.
The deaths came as Israel’s army ordered residents of dozens of southern Lebanese villages not to return to their homes in the early hours of the morning after a Sunday deadline expired for a ceasefire agreement with the area. ceded territory, ending months of conflict with Hezbollah.
“Urgent!! Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic-language spokesman Aviche Ederrey wrote on X, “A new reminder to residents of southern Lebanon: until further notice you must head south towards the line of the villages and their surroundings. Forbidden to leave,” Euche Ederri, the Arabic-language spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), wrote on X.
The post included a map of southern Lebanon with Israel shaded red, an area denied access to Israel shaded red, and a list of residents of more than 60 villages.
“The defense forces do not intend to target you and therefore you are prohibited from returning to your homes south of this line until further notice. Anyone who moves south of this line He puts himself in danger.
Israel’s government said on Friday that troops would not withdraw from Lebanon by Sunday’s deadline, in violation of a ceasefire agreement.
Israel was expected to withdraw all of its forces from southern Lebanon as part of the deal, but the Israeli government said some of its forces would remain, and to uphold the end of the deal. They will blame Lebanon for failing.
