Israel army fires at civilians in Kfarkila, wounding 3
Three people were wounded Friday when Israeli forces opened fire at them near the Kfarkila wall in south Lebanon.
The gunfire wounded two members of the Hezbollah-affiliated Jihad al-Binaa Development Association and a Syrian man, the latter critically, the National News agency said.
The two civilians who work for the development foundation run by Hezbollah were inspecting the damage caused by the Israeli war.
In the southern border town of Mays al-Jabal, Israeli soldiers opened fired at the town's east, to terrify residents, while a group of Israeli settlers entered the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Houla.
The Lebanese Army condemned Friday the Israeli "territorial, naval and aerial violations against Lebanon's sovereignty, the attacks on citizens in the South and the Bekaa, the continued occupation of Lebanese territory, and continued breaches of the land border."
- Ceasefire violations -
At least 57 civilians have been killed, including 16-year-old Lea Abou Karnib and 14-year-old Khadija Atwi, by Israeli fire in south Lebanon despite a ceasefire reached in late November.
Since the ceasefire was reached, Israeli strikes on south and east Lebanon continued almost daily. The Israeli army struck more than 15 locations in one day in February during the funerals of former Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
The frequent violations include strikes, mock raids, drones over Lebanese territories including Beirut, the Israeli occupation of five "strategic points" in south Lebanon, the frequent kidnapping of civilians, and opening fire at residents of the border towns.
At least 26 civilians were killed in January as Israeli forces opened fire in south Lebanon at war-displaced residents who were trying to return home while the Israeli military remained deployed past their withdrawal deadline.
In early February, two children were killed along with their father, a Hezbollah member, in an explosion of their house in the southern border town of Tayr Harfa.
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