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Two men killed during olive harvest in southern Lebanon
Two men were killed on Sunday in Bint Jbeil district in southern Lebanon while tending olive trees.
One died in Froun when an object left from earlier fighting exploded.
The other was killed near Yater, where Lebanese state media said Israeli shelling hit the outskirts as he inspected his land.
The Lebanese army blamed Israeli tank fire and said the attacks breached existing agreements.
A ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel was reached in June, but violence in the south has continued.
Residents in Froun stopped the harvest and said they would wait for the Lebanese army to clear the village of dangerous material.
Yater’s municipality also urged residents to stay away from unsafe areas.
Two men were killed in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district while taking part in the annual olive harvest.
One man died in Froun when a munition left over from recent fighting exploded.
The other was killed in Yater by Israeli shelling while inspecting his land and olive harvest, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
The Lebanese army blamed Israeli tank fire and called the attacks a breach of existing agreements.
Residents in Froun called off the harvest while awaiting decontamination of the village.
- Who
- Two men taking part in the olive harvest.
- What
- They were killed in separate incidents involving an unexploded munition and Israeli shelling.
- When
- Sunday. The article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Froun and Yater, in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon.
- Why
- One man was killed by a munition left from recent fighting; the other was killed by shelling while inspecting his land and olive harvest. The reason for the shelling is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
a flagrant breach of existing agreements
to avoid the outskirts of the town and refrain from crossing the earthen barrier separating some unsafe neighbourhoods
the Lebanese army to complete the decontamination of the village
From north to south, one people and one land
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- Deaths
- Two men
- District
- Bint Jbeil
- Froun death
- Munition left behind by recent fighting
- Yater death
- Israeli shelling
- Ceasefire agreement
- Reached between Israel and Lebanon in June
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