Fifteen Lebanese were killed, and 83 were wounded after the Israel Defense Forces fired into crowds of mostly Hezbollah supporters trying to reach villages in Southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.

Israel said it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline because the Lebanese army had not yet fully deployed to ensure that Hezbollah does not reestablish its presence in the area.

Israeli army fire killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the

The Israeli government says its military will not withdraw from Lebanon by Sunday’s deadline, in violation of a deadline set in a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.

The Israeli military has set up roadblocks across border towns and roads in a strategic valley in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli soldiers have killed at least 15 people and wounded more than 80 were wounded in southern Lebanon as hundreds of Lebanese tried to reach southern villages near the border with Israel by force.

Tensions erupted in southern Lebanon on Sunday after the deadline expired for Israeli troops to withdraw as part of a ceasefire deal reached between Israel and the Iranian-allied Lebanese Hezbollah movement.

Tensions flared in southern Lebanon as residents of Kafr Kila confronted Israeli forces while attempting to return to their town. The confrontation came after the expiration of the 60-day deadline for displaced individuals to reclaim their homes.