Lebanese official media stated Israeli fireplace wounded two individuals in a border village on Thursday, a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah got here into impact.
A Lebanese army supply stated the armed forces had been extending their deployment within the nation’s south, with out approaching Israeli-controlled areas, following the ceasefire that ended two months of all-out warfare and greater than a yr of hostilities.
Lebanon’s official Nationwide Information Company stated two individuals had been wounded within the village of Markaba “as a result of enemy concentrating on” of a sq. within the village.
Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee on X early Thursday repeated a warning to Lebanese residents to not return to areas adjoining to the border, itemizing a collection of villages and cities alongside the frontier.
The Israeli and Lebanese militaries have each referred to as on residents of frontline villages to keep away from returning residence instantly, although individuals have been going again to the south in giant numbers.
A Lebanese army supply, requesting anonymity to debate safety issues, stated that “the military continues to step by step deploy within the south Litani area on Thursday, conducting patrols and establishing checkpoints, with out advancing into factors the place the Israeli (army) remains to be current”.
The NNA reported Israeli artillery shelling on a variety of border villages, saying the Israeli military focused “the Taybeh sq. and the city of Khiam and the Marjayoun plain with artillery shells”.
It additionally reported the sound of automated weapons in Khiam and stated an Israeli “Merkava tank shot a shell on the village of Wazzani”.
The Israeli military stated in an announcement that “over the previous hour, a number of suspects had been recognized arriving with autos to a variety of areas in southern Lebanon, breaching the circumstances of the ceasefire”.
The military “opened fireplace towards them”, the assertion stated, including that the Israeli army “stays in southern Lebanon and can actively implement violations of the ceasefire settlement”.
Underneath the US and French brokered ceasefire, the Israeli military has 60 days to step by step withdraw from south Lebanon.
The Israeli military has not but introduced any pull-out from the area, which Hezbollah additionally has to evacuate.
On Wednesday, Lebanon’s military stated it had “begun reinforcing its presence within the South Litani sector”.
Within the border village of Qlayaa, residents threw rice and flowers to rejoice the arrival of Lebanese troopers.
Additionally Wednesday, two journalists had been injured by Israeli fireplace, the NNA stated, whereas reporting from a border city.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari stated Wednesday that “we management positions within the south of Lebanon, our planes proceed to fly in Lebanese airspace”, including that Israel “arrested suspects and killed terrorists”.
