Israeli forces in southern Lebanon opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal on Sunday, killing at least 22, Lebanese health officials said. Under a deal reached between Israel and Hezbollah in November, Israeli forces were due to withdraw from southern Lebanon within 90 days.

According to Lebanon's health ministry, citizens were attacked while they were trying to enter their still-occupied towns in the south. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people remain blocked from returning to northern Gaza after Israel accused Hamas of breaching a ceasefire agreement.

Israel’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.