Sectarian divide deepens over Lebanon’s Arsal

Lebanon’s army has agreed a ceasefire extension with Syrian armed groups near the border town of Arsal, aimed at allowing essential goods to the besieged town after days of heavy fighting.

But residents of a neighbouring Shia town are blocking humanitarian assistance from reaching the predominantly Sunni-populated Arsal, further igniting tensions between the two communities.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from the outskirts of Arsal.