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Two men were killed near Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon during the annual olive harvest; one died from a leftover munition on Sunday in Froun village, and another was killed by Israeli shelling while inspecting his land in Yater. The Lebanese army accused Israel of breaching existing agreements with ongoing attacks, prompting local authorities to warn residents to stay away from unsafe areas near earthen barriers.
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Two men were killed in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district during an annual olive harvest, one on Sunday in Froun and another in Yater, as tensions with Israel escalate. The first death was due to a munition left behind by recent fighting, while the second occurred when Israeli shelling targeted the outskirts of Yater town where he was inspecting his land. The Lebanese army blamed Israeli tank fire for the incident, calling it a "flagrant breach" of existing agreements. Local authorities in Yater warned residents to avoid unsafe areas near the town’s earthen barrier due to ongoing risks from potential shelling. These incidents highlight the continued danger faced by civilians in Lebanon amid heightened tensions with Israel.

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Froun Israel Israeli Lebanese Lebanon

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Israel GPE · 6× Israeli NORP · 4× Lebanese NORP · 4× Lebanon GPE · 4× Froun GPE · 3× Hezbollah ORG · 2× NNA ORG · 2× Yater GPE · 2× 3Lebanese NORP · 1× National News Agency ORG · 1×

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🔮 The engineer had come down from Beirut, where he lives, for the harvest, Froun mayor Hassan Bazzi told AFP.
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Two killed near Israeli-occupied area in south Lebanon · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

Two men have been killed in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district while taking part in an annual olive harvest, according to Lebanese state media and local authorities, as attacks by Israel continue. uncertain
attacks → kill → Israel
One of the men died Sunday in the village of Froun from a munition left behind by recent fighting and the other in Yater as a result of Israeli shelling that “targeted the outskirts of the town while he was inspecting his land and olive harvest”, according to the official National News Agency (NNA). uncertain
he → die → Agency
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officials → watch → Turkiye
The Lebanese army blamed Israeli tank fire and called the ongoing attacks “a flagrant breach of existing agreements”. asserted
army → blame → agreements
Afterwards, the Yater municipality urged residents “to avoid the outskirts of the town and refrain from crossing the earthen barrier separating some unsafe neighbourhoods” for fear of Israeli attacks. asserted
municipality → urge → attacks
In Froun, the NNA reported that “a foreign object” left over from previous Israeli operations exploded and killed the man, who was an engineer, as he and others tended their trees. asserted
he → report → trees
The engineer had come down from Beirut, where he lives, for the harvest, Froun mayor Hassan Bazzi told AFP. asserted
Bazzi → come → AFP
The incident prompted local residents to call off the harvest and wait for “the Lebanese army to complete the decontamination of the village”, Bazzi said. asserted
Bazzi → prompt → village
Since an agreement between Lebanon and Israel was struck in June, violence in the south has lessened, but not stopped. asserted
violence → strike → south
Lebanon was pulled into conflict on March 2, when Hezbollah struck Israel in support of Tehran during the US-Israel war on Iran. asserted
Hezbollah → pull → Iran
Subsequently, Israel launched a bombing campaign and a ground invasion that authorities say have killed more than 4,300. asserted
authorities → launch → 4,300
In August, Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Israel of intentionally targeting homes and civilian infrastructure across the country. asserted
Minister → accuse → country
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recorded nearly 350,000 internally displaced people in late August, a sign of the worsening displacement crisis. asserted
Organization → record → crisis
Volunteers from the nearby town of Jebchit and locals came to help their southern neighbours with the harvest in an act of solidarity. asserted
Volunteers → come → solidarity
“From north to south, one people and one land,” said organiser Ahmad Chahhal. asserted
Chahhal → say → south
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