KFAR KILA, Lebanon (AP) — With a cautious calm prevailing over the border area in south Lebanon Saturday, the second day of a four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, villages that had emptied of their residents came back to life — at least briefly.
Around 55,500 Lebanese are displaced by the clashes between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israeli forces since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the International Organization for Migration.
UNIFIL said in a statement that the shooting in the border village of Aitaroun occurred during “a period of relative calm” along the Lebanon-Israel border.
“This attack on peacekeepers, dedicated to reducing tensions & restoring stability in south Lebanon, is deeply troubling,” UNIFIL tweeted.
The Israeli military didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Organizations:
Hezbollah, International Organization for Migration, Lebanese, UNIFIL
Locations:
KFAR KILA, Lebanon, Israel, Sabah, Houla, ” Sabah, Marwaheen, Beirut, Alma, Kfar Kila, Israeli, Aitaroun