Israeli occupation forces have escalated their aggression against southern Lebanon, unleashing a fresh wave of airstrikes, artillery bombardments, and ground sweeps across multiple border villages, according to local correspondents on the ground.
The intensifying aggression comes amid what observers describe as political cover provided by the so-called framework agreement, enabling the occupying forces to press forward with their operations with impunity.
Our correspondent reporting from the southern region, confirmed that two Israeli attack helicopters conducted sweeping patrols over the town of Majdal Zoun, unleashing heavy machine-gun fire toward residential areas. Concurrently, occupation forces continued their systematic demolition of homes and infrastructure in the towns of Al-Tayri and Beit Yahoun, reducing buildings to rubble in what appears to be a coordinated campaign of destruction.
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Heavy-caliber machine-gun fire also targeted the towns of Haddatha, as well as the outskirts of Qounine and Al-Tayri, while artillery shells rained down on the vicinity of Arnoun and Jabal Basil, situated opposite the towns of Ramiya and Beit Leef. In a separate incident, a stun grenade was dropped toward the town of Al-Mansouri, further terrorizing already embattled civilian populations.
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The latest offensive forms part of what local observers describe as a systematic policy of scorched-earth tactics involving burning, demolition, and total destruction aimed at rendering the border villages uninhabitable and displacing their long-standing residents.
No casualties have been immediately reported, though the ongoing bombardment has caused widespread panic and extensive material damage across the affected areas. Residents remain trapped in their homes as the occupation forces continue to tighten their grip on the southern front, defying international calls for de-escalation.
Source: Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon