The extension of the initial truce phase between Lebanon and Israel was prompted by an Israeli request and reluctantly accepted by Lebanon in exchange for the release of Hezbollah war prisoners and others,

Displaced Lebanese residents were shot by Israeli forces as they returned to southern Lebanon despite warnings that troops had yet to withdraw.

Three people were killed and 31 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese government said, as residents of villages near the border defied orders by Israel’s military not to return to their homes.