Lebanon says 26 killed as Israeli forces fire on residents returning to south
Clashes that began on Sunday between Israeli forces and Lebanese civilians attempting to return to their towns in southern Lebanon continued into Monday, killing at least 26 people.
After Israel extended its deadline for withdrawing troops from southern Lebanon, clashes broke out between the Israeli military and Lebanese civilians trying to return to their towns, resulting in at least 26 deaths over Sunday and Monday.
Lebanon’s official news agency NNA reported on Monday that Israeli troops opened fire on people at the entrance to the southern Lebanese town of Adaisseh, killing one person and injuring four others. Another person was killed in Bani Hayan. NNA reported other incidents of people being fired upon on Monday in Dharya, Mays al-Jabal, Maroun al-Ras, Aita al-Shaab, Yaroun, Burj al-Moulouk, Houla and Markaba.
Lebanon’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center, a branch of its Public Health Ministry, estimated that 17 people had been injured on Monday.
The violence follows a day of intense clashes in southern Lebanese towns still under occupation on Sunday. The country's Public Health Emergency Operations Center announced on Monday that 24 Lebanese civilians had been killed and 134 others injured on Sunday. According to a statement from the Lebanese Armed Forces, one of those killed was a Lebanese soldier.
