UPDATE - Man killed by Israeli gunfire in Lebanon despite expiry of deadline for Israeli army withdrawal

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By Anadolu staff

A man was killed and five others were injured by Israeli gunfire in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s officials news agency.

The person was killed in the town of Hula, while the five were injured in Kfarkila, the National News Agency reported.

This came despite the expiration of the deadline for the Israeli army's withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Israel, however, said earlier that the withdrawal could take longer than the 60-day timeline.

By Friday, the Israeli army had violated nearly 660 times the ceasefire which came into effect in late November.

Lebanon and Israel reached a ceasefire deal Nov. 27 to end more than 14 months of fighting between the Israeli army and the Lebanese resistance group, Hezbollah.

Data from the Lebanese Health Ministry indicates that since Israel’s onslaught against Lebanon began Oct. 8, 2023, at least 4,068 people have been killed, including women, children and health workers, while 16,670 have been injured.

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi