The Israeli army claimed Monday to have destroyed Hezbollah infrastructure and weapons depots in southern Lebanon. The army published a video of blowing up several buildings in southern Lebanon without specifying the towns where the explosions took place.

Three people were killed and 44 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese government said, as residents of villages near the border defied orders by Israel’s military not to return to their homes.

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group has been in place for over a month. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck military sites located in the Lebanese village of Janta on Friday,

Displaced Lebanese residents were shot by Israeli forces as they returned to southern Lebanon despite warnings that troops had yet to withdraw.

Israel said it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline because the Lebanese army had not yet fully deployed to ensure that Hezbollah does not reestablish its presence in the area.

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