Israeli army injures 3 in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire violations

​​​​​​​By Wassim Seif El Din

BEIRUT (AA) - The Israeli army injured three people in Kfarkela town in southern Lebanon on Friday in the latest violations of a ceasefire deal.

The official Lebanese National News Agency said the army opened fire on a team working to document and check devastation caused by the army in southern Lebanon, injuring two members of the team, along with a third Syrian citizen.

It said Israeli forces conducted machine gun sweeps in the Kroum al-Sharaki area, east of Mays Al-Jabal, and the army implements the policy to regularly terrify residents.

A fragile ceasefire has been in place in Lebanon since Nov. 27, ending months of cross-border warfare between Israel and the Lebanese resistance group, Hezbollah, that escalated into a full-scale conflict in September.

Lebanese authorities have reported nearly 1,100 Israeli violations of the ceasefire, including the deaths of at least 84 people and injuries to more than 280.

Under the ceasefire deal, Israel was supposed to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by Jan. 26, but the deadline was extended to Feb. 18 after Israel refused to comply. It still maintains a military presence at five border outposts.