Near a south Lebanon border town, residents waited Monday to go home after months of displacement, on the eve of an extended deadline for Israel to withdraw troops under a fragile truce.

"It's our right to return to our town, to our homes, to retrieve the bodies of our martyrs, and return in full freedom," said Hula resident Amin Koteish, a farmer, surrounded by his neighbours.

But their return is not yet guaranteed.

Israel's army announced Monday it would stay "temporarily in five strategic points along the border" beyond the Tuesday deadline, including one overlooking Hula.

On Sunday, a teenager was killed when, according to official Lebanese media, Israeli troops opened fire towards Hula "after residents entered" the town, passing a Lebanese army checkpoint and "dirt barriers set........

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