The destruction of a building in the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon, on Dec. 14, 2024, after Israeli army's withdrawal and the Lebanese Army's deployment there. (Credit: AFP)
BEIRUT — The Israeli army has destroyed an additional 35 percent of the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura since a cease-fire was brought into effect on Nov. 27, supposedly ending hostilities between the Isreali army and Hezbollah. According to Naqoura's mayor, Abbas Awada, around 70 percent of the town has now been destroyed since the war began and the demolitions are ongoing, with Thursday marking the third consecutive day Israeli bulldozers have knocked down homes there.The cease-fire, which appears more like a deescalation, was meant to end 13 months of conflict, and as part of the agreement, a monitoring committee composed of the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel and UNIFIL, was established. The committee has met twice in the last three weeks, the second time on Wednesday, in Naqoura. Read more Israeli army operations continue in...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army has destroyed an additional 35 percent of the southern Lebanese village of Naqoura since a cease-fire was brought into effect on Nov. 27, supposedly ending hostilities between the Isreali army and Hezbollah. According to Naqoura's mayor, Abbas Awada, around 70 percent of the town has now been destroyed since the war began and the demolitions are ongoing, with Thursday marking the third consecutive day Israeli bulldozers have knocked down homes there.The cease-fire, which appears more like a deescalation, was meant to end 13 months of conflict, and as part of the agreement, a monitoring committee composed of the U.S., France, Lebanon, Israel and UNIFIL, was established. The committee has met twice in the last three weeks, the second time on Wednesday, in Naqoura. Read more Israeli army operations continue...
