Recent military actions included an airstrike on Mansouri, artillery fire targeting Beit Yahoun, and an explosion in Baraachit, alongside mock air raids staged above Tyre. Beyond direct strikes and property demolitions, Israeli forces are using mountain and valley terrain to carve out routes linking their regional outposts. These logistical and combat efforts follow Hezbollah's decision to launch strikes against Israel in solidarity with Iran.
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Israeli engineering works in southern Lebanon are actively integrating occupied areas thr…: Israeli engineering works in southern Lebanon are actively integrating occupied areas through an expanding military road network.
Regional hostilities stemming from the conflict involving Iran and Hezbollah have killed…: Regional hostilities stemming from the conflict involving Iran and Hezbollah have killed over 4,300 people across Lebanon.
The wide-scale ground invasion and ongoing strikes have displaced an estimated one millio…: The wide-scale ground invasion and ongoing strikes have displaced an estimated one million Lebanese civilians from their communities.
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Israeli forces carried out a large explosion in the town of Baraachit, in south Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, on Saturday evening, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Israeli artillery also shelled Beit Yahoun, in the same district, and the area between the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiya and Maifadoun.
An Israeli air strike hit the town of Mansouri, while Israeli warplanes flew low over the city of Tyre and its surroundings, staging mock raids.
Alongside ongoing demolitions, the Israeli army has been building several roads through mountains and valleys in the western and central parts of south Lebanon, connecting the military outposts it set up after occupying the area, according to NNA.
Israel sharply escalated its military operations in Lebanon this year, launching a ground invasion and occupying large parts of the country’s south and east.
Since the US and Israel launched their joint war on Iran in February, prompting Lebanon’s Hezbollah to attack Israel in support of Iran, Israel has killed more than 4,300 people in Lebanon and displaced one million.
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