Middle East live: residents try again to return to southern border villages in Lebanon
South Lebanon residents, accompanied by country’s army, try to return to villages as ceasefire deal extended
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said the country will “continue to firmly enforce the ceasefires in the north and south”, in a post on X, referring to Lebanon and Gaza. He added:
Anyone who violates the rules or threatens IDF forces will bear the full cost. We will not allow a return to the reality of 7 October.
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