Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people Monday and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages.The bloodshed,

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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.

Escalating tensions in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces' actions resulted in casualties, killing two and injuring 17, following the killing of 22 people as locals defied military orders. Israel cites incomplete enforcement of a ceasefire with Hezbollah as the reason for extending troop presence.

Israeli army fire 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