Israeli tank fires at 3 south Lebanese towns despite ceasefire

Years of conflict between Israel and Iran-backed militant groups. But Israel is still fighting its other enemy, the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip. Under the terms of the ceasefire, Israeli forces could take up to 60 days to withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed the army not to allow residents to return to villages near the border.Israeli tanks fired on three towns along Lebanon’s southeastern border with Israel on Thursday, Lebanese security sources and state media said, a day after a ceasefire banning “offensive military operations” came into effect. Located within two kilometers of the blue line demarcating the border between Lebanon and Israel. One of the security sources said that two people were injured in Markaba. A cease-fire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group HezbollahA deal brokered by the United States and France took effect on Wednesday, with the aim of allowing people from both countries to return home. The border areas have been shattered by 14 months of fighting, but the return arrangements have been complicated. Israeli troops are stationed in Lebanese border towns, and on Thursday morning the Israeli army urged residents of towns along the border toThat they should not go back yet for their safety. There was no immediate comment on the tank rounds from Hezbollah or Israel, which has been fighting a year-long parallel Gaza war. A rare diplomatic feat in a conflict-ridden region, the deadliest ended.