Israeli troops killed 22 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the day Israel was meant to withdraw under a truce deal. It said 22 people including six women and a soldier were killed and 124 more wounded.

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 forces opened fire on civilians attempting to return to villages still under Israeli occupation. Among the dead were six women and one soldier, with 124 others wounded