Renewed Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have prompted hundreds of residents to flee their homes once again, underscoring the fragility of a US-Iran framework agreement that was intended to end regional violence.
Scores of cars packed with families were seen heading north from southern Lebanon toward the port city of Sidon on Friday, seeking shelter from the escalating fighting. Roads leading to the city were congested with vehicles loaded with belongings.
"We came back to our house a few days ago, and now we are leaving again. The shelling is unbearable," said a member of a family from Qalileh near Tyre, while packing belongings into a vehicle.
"We are tired, very tired. We want our children to live in their homes and not in shelters," Zeinab, who left her home after spending two nights under bombardment, told dpa near Sidon.
"We had to leave last night. We could not sleep," said Mohamed, a resident of the Zahrani area.
The Israeli military said it had carried out airstrikes overnight and on Friday morning on positions of the Shiite Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon.
The strikes came after the United States and Iran reached a framework agreement this week that provides for a comprehensive end to military conflicts in the region.
