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.

Israeli forces opened fire on protesters in southern Lebanon, killing at least 22 people, including six women, and injuring 124 others. The protests erupted over Israel’s delayed withdrawal from the region,

Any prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon could breathe new life into Hezbollah, a group that was founded to liberate Lebanon from Israeli occupation and has portrayed itself as the only force capable of protecting Lebanon’s borders,