Hashem Haidar, President of the Council for the South, toured several villages in the Bint Jbeil district and the front-line area, overseeing debris removal operations and inspecting waste disposal sites to ensure they met the required specifications, notably before the municipal elections supposed to take place in the area on May 24.

Haidar’s tour began in Tibnin, where he met mayors of several towns from the Bint Jbeil district, according to the state-run National News Agency.

Each mayor presented the needs of their town, and a discussion followed between Haidar and the attendees regarding debris removal and demolished houses. Haidar emphasized the "importance of adhering to the specified standards in this matter," confirming that "official buildings have been urgently contracted, with priority given to those that will be used as polling stations in the upcoming municipal elections."

Haidar and his delegation then visited the Tibnin Government Hospital, where they met with the hospital’s board chairman, Dr. Mohammad Hamada, who thanked the South Lebanon Council for its prompt initiative to restore the hospital. He also requested further restoration work, which Haidar approved, recognizing the "hospital’s importance to the region."

Haidar then moved to the village of Shaqra, where he inspected the rubble removal effort.

Haidar alo visited the Bint Jbeil Government Hospital and inspected the completed repairs, with Haidar promising to complete the remaining necessary works.

Haidar continued his tour in the village of Aitaroun, where he inspected infrastructure projects and the demolished houses, as well as the waste disposal site. In Yaroun, he examined the extent of the damage and the ongoing debris removal efforts, and concluded his tour in Haddatha.

 The Lebanese government is developing a plan for rebuilding the south's war-devastated villages in coordination with the World Bank, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced during a meeting with mayors from southern border towns earlier in April.

Both during its war with Hezbollah as well as during the cease-fire that ostensibly ended hostilities, Israel leveled entire neighborhoods — and in some cases nearly entire villages — in southern Lebanon. By early November 2024, more than a month into the war and with three weeks still to go, more than 40,000 housing units in southern Lebanon had been destroyed.