Lebanon appealed to Israel to honor the ceasefire deadline. Under the terms of the ceasefire, the Lebanese Army was to be deployed with the United Nations peace soldiers in the south, as the Israeli army had to return from the area over a period of 60 days.
Israel on Sunday killed at least 11 people in the southern Lebanon, including a Lebanese soldier. This happened when the Lebanese citizens were trying to return their homes in the border area, where the Israeli armies are frozen even after the return deadline has passed.
According to the report by Al Jazeera, the Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon said on Sunday, “11 people have been killed in the Israeli enemy attacks against citizens trying to return to their villages, including a soldier of Lebanese army and two women, Also, 83 people have been injured so far. ” Earlier, the death of three civilians was reported.
Nabih Berry, Speaker of the Lebanon Parliament, said in a statement that Sunday is a clear and essential signal to “take immediate action for the international community and force Israel to withdraw from the Lebanese areas occupied by the international community.” Berry’s Amal Movement Party is in alliance with Hizbullah.
Earlier, Israel said on Friday that it would put the soldiers on the ground even beyond the Sunday’s deadline in the ceasefire of America. However, Israel also did not clear how long the soldiers would stay there. According to Israeli media, the IDF said on Sunday’s shootout that it opened fire on suspects who were still creating a ‘danger’ by reaching close to the soldiers stationed in the southern Lebanon.
The Israeli army said, “The IDF is posted in the southern Lebanon, it continues to work according to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.” The statement further said, “IDF is monitoring Hizbullah’s efforts to return to Southern Lebanon. IDF will work against any threat to soldiers and the state of Israel. “
According to the report, the firing by the Israeli army is a violation of the ceasefire agreement in November, under which the Israeli army was to return from Lebanon on 02:00 (GMT) on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convicted Lebanon for delay in the army withdrawal and said Hizbullah did not make sufficient return from the border area.
Lebanon denied the claim and appealed to Israel to honor the deadline. Under the terms of the ceasefire, the Lebanese Army was to be deployed with the United Nations peace soldiers in the south, as the Israeli army had to return from the area over a period of 60 days. The agreement, which began with the Israeli attacks on Gaza, ended the battle of over a year in November.
Meanwhile, the UN envoy in Lebanon and the head of the United Nations Peace Mission (UNIFIL) in Lebanon said in a joint statement that ‘conditions have not yet been created for a safe return to Lebanese citizens to a safe return to the southern Lebanon. ” He said that the deadline set under the ceasefire agreement has not been completed. He urged both Israel and Lebanon to make commitment again.
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