Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered on Israel’s border with Lebanon, pelting IDF security cameras with stones and attempting to scale the security wall.
The Israeli army used live fire again on Saturday afternoon, but there were no initial reports of casualties.
Protests have escalated on the border after Israeli soldiers killed a Lebanese man with ties to the militant group Hezbollah and injured at least three others who were protesting at the border on Friday.
The men were demonstrating against Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip when they were hit, Lebanon's National News Agency said.
Hezbollah identified the dead man as Mohamad Tahan, 21, and said he was a member.
The incident occurred after a number of "young demonstrators tried to enter the border town of Metulla" in northern Israel, the agency said.
Videos circulating on social media appeared to show that they were unarmed and carrying flags of Palestine and Hezbollah.
The powerful pro-Iranian Shiite group controls south Lebanon and views Israel as its arch-enemy.
The Lebanese Army intervened to remove the dozens of young demonstrators from the area.
Tahan was taken with another wounded protester to a hospital in the Lebanese town of Marjayoun, where he died from injuries caused by "rocket-propelled grenades fired by the Zionist enemy", the NNA said.
Two other protesters, who were injured by rubber bullets and tear gas, were stranded in a water channel until Saturday morning, according to the NNA. They were taken to the same hospital.
A Hezbollah spokesman told the Lebanese newspaper L'Orient Today that although Tahan was a party member, the group had not ordered the protest. The daily also reported that Lebanese authorities detained four men from Lebanon's largest Palestinian camp, Ain El Hilweh, who took part in the demonstration.
The Lebanese army enforced "strict security measures" in the region of Marjayoun on Saturday and closed the road opposite Metulla, the NNA reported. The army also set up checkpoints to prevent Palestinians from reaching the border after calls for further protests.
Hours after the border shooting on Friday, three rockets were fired into the Israel-occupied Golan Heights from neighbouring Syria, where Hezbollah and Iran have a military presence to support Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. There was no claim of responsibility for the rocket attack, and no reports of damage or injuries.
Lebanon and Israel have been technically at war since the creation of Israel in 1948. The border area is heavily patrolled by Israeli and Lebanese soldiers, as well as by a UN peacekeeping force, Unifil.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun condemned what he called "the crime committed by Israeli forces", while Unifil called for "everyone to remain calm and avoid risking more lives".
Caretaker prime minister Hassan Diab issued a statement saying that “martyr Muhammad Tahan was shot by the enemy” and that Israel had “committed a new crime against unarmed demonstrators in southern Lebanon”.
The Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV channel also mourned Mr Tahan as a “martyr”.
The protesters had gathered on Friday in the Khiam plain opposite Metulla, an AFP photographer said.
They later set fire to the area, with the flames spreading all the way to the border, he said.
The Israeli Army said that its tanks had "fired warning shots at a number of rioters ... who had crossed into Israeli territory".
They "sabotaged the fence and set fire to it ... before returning to Lebanese territory", it added.
Tensions remained high late on Friday as two Palestinians tried to cross the barbed-wire border fence, before being repelled by Israeli fire, NNA said.
The army fired flares over the nearby Lebanese village of Kfar Kila.
On Thursday, the Israeli army reported that three rockets were fired towards Israel from near the Palestinian refugee camp of Rashidiyeh in southern Lebanon, but caused no damage.
Hezbollah denied any involvement in the incident.
Israel and Hezbollah regularly exchange cross-border fire and fought an all-out war in the summer of 2006 that claimed the lives of at least 1,109 Lebanese, mostly civilians, 43 Israeli civilians and 12 Israeli soldiers.
'Top Gun: Maverick'
Rating: 4/5
Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Ed Harris
Name: Brendalle Belaza
From: Crossing Rubber, Philippines
Arrived in the UAE: 2007
Favourite place in Abu Dhabi: NYUAD campus
Favourite photography style: Street photography
Favourite book: Harry Potter
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Countries recognising Palestine
France, UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, San Marino and Andorra
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Day 1, Abu Dhabi Test: At a glance
Moment of the day Dimuth Karunaratne had batted with plenty of pluck, and no little skill, in getting to within seven runs of a first-day century. Then, while he ran what he thought was a comfortable single to mid-on, his batting partner Dinesh Chandimal opted to stay at home. The opener was run out by the length of the pitch.
Stat of the day - 1 One six was hit on Day 1. The boundary was only breached 18 times in total over the course of the 90 overs. When it did arrive, the lone six was a thing of beauty, as Niroshan Dickwella effortlessly clipped Mohammed Amir over the square-leg boundary.
The verdict Three wickets down at lunch, on a featherbed wicket having won the toss, and Sri Lanka’s fragile confidence must have been waning. Then Karunaratne and Chandimal's alliance of precisely 100 gave them a foothold in the match. Dickwella’s free-spirited strokeplay meant the Sri Lankans were handily placed at 227 for four at the close.
Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Produced by: Clean Slate Films (Anushka Sharma, Karnesh Sharma) & KriArj Entertainment
Director: Prosit Roy
Starring: Anushka Sharma, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Ritabhari Chakraborty, Rajat Kapoor, Mansi Multani
Three stars
Results:
Men's 100m T34: 1. Walid Ktila (TUN) 15 sec; 2. Rheed McCracken (AUS) 15.40; 3. Mohammed Al Hammadi (UAE) 15.75. Men's 400m T34: 1. Walid Ktila (TUN) 50.56; 2. Mohammed Al Hammadi (UAE) 50.94; 3. Henry Manni (FIN) 52.24.
RESULT
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 0 Al Ain 6
Al Ain: Caio (5', 73'), El Shahat (10'), Berg (65'), Khalil (83'), Al Ahbabi (90' 2)
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Benefits of first-time home buyers' scheme
- Priority access to new homes from participating developers
- Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
- Flexible payment plans from developers
- Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
- DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates
The National's picks
4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young
The biog
Favourite car: Ferrari
Likes the colour: Black
Best movie: Avatar
Academic qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in media production from the Higher Colleges of Technology and diploma in production from the New York Film Academy
Results
- Brock Lesnar retained the WWE Universal title against Roman Reigns
- Braun Strowman and Nicolas won the Raw Tag Team titles against Sheamus and Cesaro
- AJ Styles retained the WWE World Heavyweight title against Shinsuke Nakamura
- Nia Jax won the Raw Women’s title against Alexa Bliss
- Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon beat Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
- The Undertaker beat John Cena
- The Bludgeon Brothers won the SmackDown Tag Team titles against the Usos and New Day
- Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle beat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon
- Jinder Mahal won the United States title against Randy Orton, Rusev and Bobby Roode
- Charlotte retained the SmackDown Women’s title against Asuka
- Seth Rollins won the Intercontinental title against The Miz and Finn Balor
- Naomi won the first WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal
- Cedric Alexander won the vacant Cruiserweight title against Mustafa Ali
- Matt Hardy won the Andre the Giant Battle Royal
Labour dispute
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'Peninsula'
Stars: Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Ra
Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Rating: 2/5
