Israeli army remains in Lebanese territory after 60-day deadline for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon passed on Sunday

Israeli army fire killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the

Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 10 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israel to withdraw.

Israeli forces have killed at least 15 and injured more than 80 displaced people returning home in Southern Lebanon on the day the troops were supposed to withdraw from Lebanon under a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.

UN urges both countries to 'avoid further delay the return of residents on both sides to their towns and villages, official says - Anadolu Ajansı

The Israeli government says its military will not withdraw from Lebanon by Sunday’s deadline, in violation of a deadline set in a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.

Israel announced on Friday that the withdrawal of its forces from southern Lebanon would continue beyond the 60-day period stipulated in a November ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the ceasefire agreement had been drafted "with the understanding that the withdrawal process might extend beyond the 60-day period".

Israel has set up roadblocks in southern Lebanon, delaying its withdrawal as per the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah. While Israeli forces claim progress, Lebanese authorities accuse them of stalling,

A spokesman of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Tuesday highlighted the fragile situation in southern Lebanon, citing the presence of Israeli forces in the region, as he cautioned against a return to conflict as Israel's 60-day deadline to withdraw from Lebanese territory approaches its end.

Israeli soldiers have killed at least 14 people and wounded over 80 in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry, as the Israeli military remains in the area beyond the withdrawal deadline. The demonstrators had breached roadblocks set up by the Israeli army to protest against Israel's delayed withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

Israeli forces killed 11 people in south Lebanon on Sunday as a deadline for their withdrawal passed and thousands of people tried to return to their homes..