Israel carries out demolitions in southern Lebanon despite truce deal
The Israeli military has carried out large-scale demolitions in southern Lebanon, while Israeli drones repeatedly violated Lebanese airspace over Beirut and its southern suburbs, a fresh breach of the US-mediated framework agreement signed between the Lebanese government and the Israeli regime.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday that a powerful explosion shook the southern town of Kfartebnit before noon, later confirmed to be the result of an Israeli demolition operation. Thick plumes of smoke rose from the site.
In a separate incident, an Israeli drone dropped a stun grenade over the town of Mansouri in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon.
In recent weeks, Israeli forces have systematically demolished homes, blown up bridges, and destroyed civilian infrastructure across southern Lebanon. Israeli drones have also flown over Beirut and its southern suburbs, while Israeli warplanes conducted mock air raids along Lebanon’s northern border and over the mountainous regions of Akkar in the north and Hermel in the east.
In the Marjayoun district, three consecutive explosions were heard in the town of Qlayaa. The NNA clarified that these were controlled detonations carried out by the Lebanese army to safely dispose of unexploded ordnance, shells, and rockets left behind by previous Israeli aggressions.
These incidents come as the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon continues unabated, despite the framework agreement signed last month between the Lebanese government and Tel Aviv under US mediation.
The agreement provides for a phased Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territory. However, it sets no fixed timetable, instead making full withdrawal conditional on the Lebanese army assuming complete security responsibility in the areas vacated by Israeli forces.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has vowed to lead political opposition to this controversial US-mediated deal, pledging to block its ratification in parliament.
He stressed that the political dispute must remain within constitutional channels and warned against street protests calling for the overthrow of the Lebanese government.
Senior Hezbollah lawmakers have strongly denounced the agreement, describing it as a “humiliation,” a “disgrace,” and a de facto surrender of Lebanese sovereignty.
Israel continues to occupy parts of southern Lebanon, including areas it has held for decades and additional territory seized during its aggression between October 2023 and November 2024.
According to official Lebanese figures, Israeli attacks have killed 4,328 people and wounded 12,227 others since the latest round of aggression began on March 2.
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