News - Middle East: The head of the National Delegation, spokesman for Ansarullah, Mohammed Abdulsalam, strongly condemned the crimes committed by the Zionist enemy, including its attacks on Lebanese citizens in a desperate and futile attempt to prevent their return.

Abdulsalam emphasized that the people of southern Lebanon have reclaimed their land with dignity, without awaiting permission from the international community, which continues to unjustly side with the occupying enemy.

"The Israeli enemy has failed to prevent this historic return, and its humiliating defeat has been solidified in the face of the heroes of the Islamic Resistance," Abdulsalam stated, asserting that the Zionist regime’s efforts to suppress the will of the Lebanese people have been utterly futile.

He highlighted that victory belongs to the collective will of the people, empowered by the spirit of jihad, resistance, and revolution, which was evident today with the triumphant return of the people of southern Lebanon.

At least 15 people were killed and 83 others wounded on Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on those trying to return to their villages still under occupation, as the 60-day deadline for the complete withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from southern Lebanon ended.

The pullout was stipulated in a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hezbollah resistance movement.

The regime forces, however, did not leave the occupied areas in a blatant violation of the truce agreement and an infringement on Lebanon’s sovereignty.

Over the weekend, the Israeli military warned Lebanese people not to return to their hometowns in the country’s south and put up barricades in the area.

Israel was forced to accept the ceasefire with Hezbollah on November 27, 2024, after suffering heavy losses on the battleground and failing to achieve its goals despite killing over 4,000 people in Lebanon.