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LBCI
2 days ago
- LBCI
Israeli drone strike targets Bobcat vehicle in South Lebanon, causes several injuries
A drone strike hit a Bobcat vehicle at the Baraachit–Chaqra junction in the Bint Jbeil district on Thursday, causing several injuries.
Asharq Al-Awsat
2 days ago
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Israel Wages ‘Psychological War' on Residents of Southern Lebanon
Residents of southern Lebanon say they are living under the constant shadow of an Israeli 'psychological war,' as drones hover overhead, sound bombs explode near villages, and airstrikes fuel a growing climate of fear across the border region. While Israeli air raids and ground incursions have escalated in recent weeks, locals in towns such as Mays al-Jabal, Hula, and Kfar Kila report an additional, subtler kind of assault: one that aims not to destroy buildings, but to break spirits. 'Drones don't leave our skies,' Mohammad, a resident of Bint Jbeil, told Asharq Al-Awsat. 'Explosions near homes, constant buzzing, and open threats on Israeli media – it's designed to keep people afraid.' The psychological toll has been mounting. Sound bombs were dropped in Hula on Wednesday, while Israeli forces crossed the border near the village of Tufa, setting fire to a truck clearing rubble. In the town of Mansouri, a man was injured by an Israeli drone strike and hospitalized in nearby Tyre. In a separate incident, a man in his thirties was wounded by unexploded ordnance. Israel's tactics, residents say, aim to paralyze daily life and force displacement. 'This is more than a military campaign. It's a war on the mind,' said former Mays al-Jabal mayor Abdel Moneim Shuqair, noting that only around 500 residents have returned to the town out of a pre-escalation population of 7,000. Movement in the south has become increasingly perilous. Roads like the one linking Maroun al-Ras to Bint Jbeil are now considered too risky to travel. 'People avoid them because they're completely exposed to Israeli surveillance. Any moment, a car could be targeted,' Shuqair told Asharq Al-Awsat. On that note, Mohammed added that Israel doesn't just want locals to leave; it wants to break their will to return. In Kfar Kila, resident Mona Awadah described fleeing her home after it was targeted. Her husband survived the attack, but their home was no longer safe. 'We were one of the first families to return after the truce,' she said. 'We put up a prefabricated home on our farmland, but even that was targeted. It's as if they're saying: you're not safe anywhere – not even on your own land.' Locals say the absence of a comprehensive state-led reconstruction plan is exacerbating their sense of abandonment. Efforts to rebuild homes or install mobile housing units have reportedly drawn further Israeli strikes. Some families have taken shelter in public schools, sleeping on makeshift bedding. 'There's no alternative for us but this country and this army,' said Shuqair. 'We need a clear stance from the state and a serious plan for a safe and dignified return,' he added. As fear becomes routine, some residents warn of an even more dangerous development – adaptation. 'The biggest danger is that people are starting to get used to the emptiness,' said Mohammad. 'That's what the occupation wants – for us to forget our land.'
Al Arabiya
4 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strike on south kills 3
Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike killed three people Tuesday in the country's south, the latest such raid despite a November ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. 'The strike launched by an Israeli enemy drone on a vehicle' in the Bint Jbeil district 'resulted in the death of three people', the ministry said in a statement carried by the official National News Agency (NNA). Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon, particularly in the south, since a November 27 ceasefire meant to end over a year of hostilities, including two months of all-out war that left Hezbollah badly weakened. Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah was to pull its fighters back north of the Litani river, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Israeli border, leaving the Lebanese army and United Nations peacekeepers as the only armed parties in the area. Israel was required to fully withdraw its troops but has kept them in five locations in south Lebanon that it deems strategic. The Lebanese army has been deploying in the south and dismantling Hezbollah military infrastructure there. On Monday, the Israeli military said it struck 'military sites belonging to Hezbollah, containing rocket and missile launchers, along with weapons storage facilities north of the Litani River.' The statement said that 'the presence of weapons and Hezbollah's activity constitutes a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.' The NNA reported a series of Israeli strikes on several areas on Monday including in the Jezzine region. Earlier this month, Israel warned it would keep striking Lebanon until Hezbollah has been disarmed.
Arab News
4 days ago
- Health
- Arab News
Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strike on south kills 3
BERUIT: Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike killed three people Tuesday in the country's south, the latest such raid despite a November ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.'The strike launched by an Israeli enemy drone on a vehicle' in the Bint Jbeil district 'resulted in the death of three people,' the ministry said in a statement carried by the official National News Agency.
LBCI
7 days ago
- Politics
- LBCI
No army escort, no entry: Sultaniyeh residents stop UNIFIL patrol (Video)
Residents of the southern town of Sultaniyeh, in the Bint Jbeil district, blocked a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol from moving through the local valley, citing the absence of an accompanying Lebanese army unit. A post shared by LBCI Lebanon News (@lbcilebanonnews)
