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Shafaq News
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Israeli troops raid house in Southern Lebanon
Shafaq News - Marjayoun An Israeli force crossed into the al-Mari plain in southern Lebanon, raiding a house sheltering several Syrian workers, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported on Wednesday. Troops were searching for a Syrian national who was not at the location, briefly detaining two other workers before releasing them. The incursion marks another breach of the US-brokered ceasefire implemented on November 27, 2024. Since then, Lebanese authorities have documented over 4,000 Israeli violations, with at least 232 people killed and more than 530 injured. Israel continues to occupy five military outposts in southern Lebanon, despite ceasefire terms requiring a full withdrawal. The latest escalation comes as US Special Envoy Tom Barrack visited Beirut to discuss a proposal aimed at ending hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The plan includes the disarmament of Hezbollah, a halt to Israeli airstrikes, Israel's withdrawal from occupied southern positions, and a linked economic aid package for Lebanon.
Asharq Al-Awsat
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Continued Israeli Incursions in South Lebanon: A Bid to Create New Realities on the Ground
South Lebanon is witnessing an escalating series of military operations, marked by repeated Israeli ground incursions and extensive bulldozing along the border. The latest incidents have unfolded in the Marjayoun district and around the Wadi Hunin area, where Israeli military vehicles advanced more than 800 meters into Lebanese territory. According to analysts, these moves signal an effort to entrench a security presence that reflects 'an advanced strategy to impose a new status quo along the frontier.' On Friday, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli army bulldozers, protected by tanks stationed nearby, crossed the boundary at Wadi Hunin and moved towards a landfill south of the town of Adaisseh. The forces sealed off a road and erected earthen barriers, prompting heightened alert from the Lebanese side. Separately, an Israeli patrol breached the withdrawal line in the outskirts of Kfar Shouba - penetrating 400 meters into Lebanese territory - and fired shots at shepherds without causing injuries. The incursions did not stop there. Residents of Blida also reported a fresh advance of over 800 meters. Meanwhile, Israeli troops detonated a civilian structure in the Ghassouna area east of Adaisseh, using incendiary and stun grenades that sowed panic among local families. In parallel, Israeli aerial attacks have intensified. On Friday, an Israeli drone struck a car traveling on the Nmeiriyeh–Sharqiyyeh road in Nabatieh district, killing one person and injuring five others, Lebanon's Health Ministry confirmed. The attack underscores the widening scope of targets, reaching deeper into southern Lebanon and extending beyond military sites to include civilian vehicles. Another drone dropped a bomb on a small transport truck in the border town of Kfar Kila, causing material damage but no casualties. Such incidents have become a recurring pattern in the ongoing escalation. Adding to the strain on civilians, an entire house in Kfar Kila was blown up after being rigged with explosives. In Meiss El Jabal, Israeli forces destroyed a newly renovated tile factory last week, as part of what Israeli spokesmen described as 'special operations' targeting weapons depots and infrastructure allegedly tied to Hezbollah in locations including Labouneh and Jabal Balat. Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee stated on Wednesday that the operations were based on intelligence gathering and surveillance of 'Hezbollah's combat means and terrorist infrastructure.' He added that special units were working to dismantle these networks to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing its positions along the border. Adraee also released nighttime video footage showing Israeli infantry operating deep inside southern Lebanon. A Systematic Effort to Empty the Border Military analyst Brigadier General Naji Malaeb described these incursions as 'part of a systematic plan to reshape the situation on the border.' He told Asharq Al-Awsat that Israeli ground advances typically coincide with major diplomatic developments - whether a US envoy arriving in Beirut or Israeli delegations traveling to Washington. 'Every time there is a significant diplomatic event, we see coordinated maneuvers - airstrikes, artillery shelling, or limited ground incursions targeting civilian or logistical sites,' Malaeb noted. He argued that Israel's consistent pattern of targeting rebuilt homes and small businesses reveals a clear message: preventing displaced residents from returning. 'Whenever villagers attempt to repair their homes or revive their livelihoods, the response is immediate,' he said, citing a recent case in Aitaroun where Israeli troops demolished a factory that had been reconstructed inside a residence. 'This is no longer just a violation of Lebanese sovereignty or UN Resolution 1701,' Malaeb concluded. 'It has evolved into a deliberate strategy to depopulate the border strip and impose new facts on the ground, creating, in effect, a buffer zone through indirect means.'
LBCI
09-06-2025
- LBCI
Lebanese Army says two Israeli drones crash in South Lebanon's Houla and Beit Lif
On Monday, two drones belonging to the Israeli military crashed in the southern Lebanese towns of Houla in the Marjayoun district and Beit Lif in the Bint Jbeil district. Lebanese Army patrols secured the crash sites and transported the drones to a specialized military unit for inspection and necessary follow-up procedures.
LBCI
07-06-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Lebanese army removes Israeli barriers, reopens roads in southern Lebanon
On June 7, 2025, the Lebanese army, working alongside the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), removed several earth berms and reopened roads in the outskirts of Meiss El Jabal - Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. In a statement, the army said that Israeli forces had previously closed the roads.
LBCI
06-06-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Lebanese Army fills Israeli-dug trench in South Lebanon's Meiss El Jabal in coordination with UNIFIL
The Lebanese Army announced Thursday that it had filled a trench approximately 200 meters long that had been dug overnight by Israeli forces in the outskirts of the southern town of Meiss El Jabal, located in the Marjayoun district. According to a statement from the Army Command, the operation was carried out on June 5, 2025, by a unit of the Lebanese Army in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The army affirmed that it continues to monitor the situation in South Lebanon closely and is actively working with UNIFIL to address and eliminate Israeli violations along the border.
