2 injured as Israeli forces target Lebanese civilians returning home

SOUTHERN LEBANON - JAN. 28, 2025: Two people were injured when Israeli forces targeted Lebanese civilians returning home in Yaroun town in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (Jan. 28) in breach of the ceasefire agreement. Tension escalated as the Israeli army remained in the Lebanese territory after a 60-day deadline for its withdrawal from southern Lebanon passed on Sunday under a ceasefire agreement. The White House, however, said that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to an extension of the deadline for the Israeli withdrawal until Feb. 18. At least 26 people were killed and 160 others injured by Israeli gunfire since Sunday as residents tried to return to their villages in southern Lebanon, according to local health authorities. A fragile cease-fire has been in place since Nov. 27, ending a period of mutual shelling between Israel and the Hezbollah group that began on Oct. 8, 2023, and escalated into a full-scale conflict on Sept. 23 last year. Data from the Lebanese Health Ministry indicates that since Israel’s onslaught against Lebanon began on Oct. 8, 2023, at least 4,080 people have been killed, including women, children and health workers, while 16,753 have been injured. (Footage by Mohamad Zanaty/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)