Cease-fire: Cautious calm in south Lebanon, displaced people begin returning to villages
A fragile calm took hold Monday morning in several towns and villages in southern Lebanon, following the announcement of the peace agreement.
From midnight until the early hours of the morning, Israeli fighter jets and drones were absent, reports our correspondent in the region. Some residents began returning to their villages to inspect their homes and belongings.
This fragile calm was disrupted by artillery fire on the outskirts of Nabatieh Fawqa-Kfar Tibnit (Nabatieh), with the Israeli army firing to warn returning residents against venturing too far into the area, according to our correspondent. Artillery fire was also reported in Yater (Bint Jbeil), in the Ksar neighborhood, as residents entered the neighborhood. No injuries were reported in this incident.
Early this morning, bombings were reported in Markaba and Khiam (Marjayoun), as well as in Haddatha and Rshaf (Bint Jbeil). On two occasions, the Israeli army launched stun grenades at Haris (Bint Jbeil). Israeli military vehicles were seen around the Beaufort Citadel in the Nabatieh district.
Meanwhile, returns to southern Lebanon remain limited and cautious given the security situation. Several residents reported having begun reopening some secondary roads between towns, after they had been damaged or closed following Israeli attacks, in order to facilitate travel and allow displaced people to return home.
At the same time, instructions and warnings have been issued to those returning to southern Lebanon, urging them to exercise extreme caution, particularly regarding suspicious objects, unexploded ordnance, and damaged or dilapidated buildings.
