| January 2025 southern Lebanon killings | |
|---|---|
| Part of Israeli invasion of Lebanon (2024–present) | |
| Location | Kfar Kila, Lebanon[1] |
| Date | January 26–27, 2025 |
| Deaths | 26
|
| Injured | 147+ |
| Perpetrator |  Israeli Ground Forces |
| Motive | Civilians returning to their hometowns against Israeli orders not to |
On the morning of January 26, 2025, unarmed displaced Lebanese civilians from southern villages, returned home from the north after Israeli occupation forces refused to leave the occupied areas in southern Lebanon. Israeli troops had to leave the occupied areas as per the agreed ceasefire with Hezbollah, which lasted for 60 days. Israeli troops opened fire on civilians, killing at least 26 people and wounding about 147 others.[2] Gunfire also erupted at soldiers of the Lebanese Army, resulting in the killing of a soldier and the wounding of others.[3]
A day later, Israeli troops opened fire again against civilians, killing two and wounding 17.[4]
- ^ "22 killed as residents of southern Lebanon defy Israeli orders not to return home". CNN. January 26, 2025.
- ^ Cheeseman, Abbie (January 27, 2025). "Lebanon says Israeli troops killed 24 ahead of ceasefire extension". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
- ^ "Israel kills at least 15 in south Lebanon on day army was due to withdraw". Al Jazeera. 26 September 2024.
- ^ "2 killed in southern Lebanon as protests against Israeli presence erupt for a second day". Associated Press. 28 January 2025.