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Several areas of southern Lebanon came under Israeli artillery and heavy machine-gun fire on Monday, while local authorities warned residents to stay out of olive groves over fears of unexploded cluster bombs and landmines.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that overnight artillery shelling hit Al-Araish in Haris, Wadi al-Salouqi and the outskirts of Shaqra, Kfar Tebnit and Wadi Zibqin.
Israeli forces also fired heavy machine guns at an area between Kfar Tebnit and Zawtar al-Sharqiya, and at Wadi al-Hujeir toward Ghandourieh in Nabatieh province, the agency said.
Artillery fire was also reported in Mansouri, in Tyre district, and in areas around Yater and valleys near Beit Lif and Srebbine in Bint Jbeil.
Authorities in Froun and Yater, both in Bint Jbeil, urged residents not to enter olive groves before consulting the relevant authorities, citing the possible presence of cluster bombs and landmines left by previous Israeli attacks.
The warnings followed the death of a man in Froun when a landmine exploded as he inspected his olive grove, NNA reported. Another man was killed in Yater after being directly targeted by Israeli forces, the agency said.
Lebanese authorities say continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2 have killed 4,386 people and injured 12,413.
On June 26, Beirut and Tel Aviv signed a US-sponsored framework agreement providing for a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory and the deployment of the Lebanese army in those areas. Israel has continued its attacks and remains in control of areas in southern Lebanon, some occupied for decades and others seized during more recent wars and military operations.
