Israeli forces killed at least 22 people yesterday in southern Lebanon, Lebanese officials said, while in Gaza, Israel prevented Palestinians from moving back north. Israel said that Hamas had violated the terms of their truce. Follow our coverage.

Israeli forces opened fire on Sunday as thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war poured onto roads leading to their homes. The military said in a statement that a vehicle with flags of the militant group Hezbollah had approached their troops, prompting them to “remove the threat.”

The Israeli military also said troops had identified dozens of rioters and fired warning shots to disperse them. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that more than 120 people were injured.

More people are expected to try to return to their homes today, prompting fears of further violence. Israel has remained in the country past a 60-day deadline for both Israel and Hezbollah to withdraw amid Israeli concerns that Hezbollah remained active there.

Despite the fragility of the truces, the warring sides appeared to want the cease-fires to hold.

Lebanon cease-fire: The agreement, which was signed in November, stipulated that Israel and Hezbollah withdraw from southern Lebanon, and that the Lebanese Army and U.N. peacekeepers be deployed in force to secure the area.

Gaza: Israel was preventing Palestinians from returning to their homes, saying that Hamas had violated the cease-fire. Under its terms, Arbel Yehud, the last female civilian hostage that Israel believes is most likely alive, should have been released. But Yehud may be in the custody of another group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which said she would be released before next Saturday.

President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted yesterday on charges of leading an insurrection last month when he briefly imposed martial law, according to prosecutors. He is the first president in South Korean history to face criminal charges while still in office.

A trial for Yoon, who was impeached in December, will most likely begin soon. A former defense minister and several military generals and police chiefs were also recently indicted, and all face criminal charges of helping Yoon commit the same crime.

The country’s Constitutional Court is deliberating whether the parliamentary impeachment was legitimate and if Yoon should be formally removed from office. A majority of South Koreans approved of his impeachment and consider him guilty of insurrection, according to public opinion polls.

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said yesterday that the country would not accept military migrant deportation flights until the Trump administration provided a process to treat migrants with “dignity and respect.” Shortly after, Trump announced a barrage of tariffs and sanctions on the country, including a 25 percent tariff on all Colombian imports.

Petro said that Colombia had already turned away military planes carrying deportees. Colombia appears to be among the first in Latin America to explicitly refuse to cooperate. Petro’s statement followed Brazil’s complaints of “degrading treatment” of deported migrants who arrived there handcuffed.

Related: As the threat of mass deportations of illegal immigrants looms, fear and uncertainty — and the potential for political repercussions — are rippling through India.

Caity Weaver, a Times magazine writer, loves sugar. Like, really loves it. Her home contains stashes of Dunkaroos, pouches of Gushers and packs of Strawberry Sensation Fruit Roll-Ups, auto-delivered from Amazon.

Determined to kick the habit and learn about sugar dependence, Weaver traveled to a food therapy facility in Austria to try to change her ways. It was, as she writes, a journey into hell.

Lives lived: Arthur Blessitt, a preacher who carried a 110-pound wooden cross across the U.S. and then through every country on the planet, has died at 84.

Two art fraud rings in a remote Canadian city produced thousands of paintings sold in galleries as works by Norval Morrisseau, Canada’s most celebrated Indigenous artist.

Convictions came only after a series of unusual events linking a rock star; a cold-case murder of a teenager; his aging, grieving parents; and the hard-boiled homicide detectives initially skeptical of art fraud.

“None of us knew anything about art,” one of the detectives said. They carried out their investigation by reconstructing Morrisseau’s life so they could understand how and what he painted, and how he signed his works. Read about the saga here.



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