[News] 'Israel' destroyed hundreds of houses in Lebanon despite ceasefire

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'Israel' destroyed hundreds of houses in Leb despite ceasefire
Al Mayadeen English
January 19, 2025
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The ceasefire in Lebanon has been undermined by the Israeli military
through infiltrations into new positions and widespread destruction of
residential structures, not to mention the killing of 27 civilians.

   - [image: Smoke rises as Israeli occupation forces demolish residential
   homes in Khiam, southern Lebanon on 1 December 2024 (AFP)]
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   Smoke rises as Israeli occupation forces demolish residential homes in
   Khiam, southern Lebanon on December 1, 2024. (*AFP*)

The* Washington Post* highlighted in a new report that despite a 60-day
ceasefire agreement between "Israel" and Lebanon, the Israeli military has
significantly violated the terms
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/as--israel--violates-ceasefire--hezbollah-keeps-track--vows>,
raising concerns about the truce’s stability and "Israel's" intentions.

The agreement, which required both sides to withdraw from border regions,
has reportedly been undermined by the Israeli military through
infiltrations into new positions and widespread destruction, not to mention
the killing of civilians.
Key Israeli violations Extensive damage to infrastructure

Satellite imagery and open-source data indicate that "Israel" damaged or
destroyed more than 800 buildings in a 200-square-mile area, surpassing the
destruction seen during the active cross-border battle in late 2023.
Controlled demolitions and strikes

Verified videos show Israeli invading units
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/as--israel--violates-ceasefire--hezbollah-keeps-track--vows>
conducting controlled demolitions and using bulldozers to destroy civilian
structures. Over 400 air, missile, and artillery strikes were carried out
during the ceasefire, according to war monitoring groups. Reports also
highlighted the destruction of a church and damage to mosques in Yaroun,
along with significant damage to civilian homes and a UN school, *WaPo *
wrote.
Civilian casualties

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has reported that
at least 27 people were killed resulting from Israeli attacks
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/lebanon-state-media-says-israeli-fire-wounds-2-journalists-i>since
the ceasefire began.

The IOF have also reportedly infiltrated new areas, including the coastal
town of Naqoura, where they destroyed dense forests, significantly altering
territorial control.

Lebanese officials, including Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, have
denounced the Israeli actions, reporting over 800 violations in the early
weeks of the truce. “They are violating the ceasefire agreement. I hope
they stop and withdraw from southern Lebanon quickly,” Bou Habib stated.

The agreement brokered with US backing, aimed to halt the Israeli aggression
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/death-toll-from-israeli-aggression-on-lebanon-at-4-047--abia>.
However, US officials have acknowledged challenges in implementing the deal
and are working to extend the truce beyond its January 26 expiration.

The Israeli violations have cast doubt on the ceasefire’s effectiveness,
with the durability of the agreement hanging in the balance as diplomatic
efforts to maintain the deal continue.

*Read next: Hezbollah warns of limits to patience over Israeli violations
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-warns-of-limits-to-patience-over-israeli-violation>*
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