BEIRUT, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Israeli tank fire hit three towns along Lebanon’s southeast border with Israel on Thursday, Lebanese security sources and state media said, a day after a ceasefire barring “offensive military operations” came into force.

Tank fire struck Markaba, Wazzani and Kfarchouba, all of which lie within two kilometres of the Blue Line demarcating the border between Lebanon and Israel. One of the security sources said two people were wounded in Markaba.

Under the ceasefire terms, Israeli forces can take up to 60 days to withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed the military not to allow residents back to villages near the border.

Lebanon’s speaker of parliament Nabih Berri, the top interlocutor for Lebanon in negotiating the deal, had said on Wednesday that residents could return home.

  • jonne
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    2 days ago

    Ah, didn’t know this was only agreed to by Lebanon, not Hezbollah. That’s weird, Lebanon wasn’t even involved as an entity (besides getting bombed by Israel, I guess).

    And yeah, your last paragraph is spot on. Someone will fire back, and that’s the only breach we’ll hear about in Western media, never mind the facts.