Satellite view of the village of Deir Siryan in southern Lebanon, dated April 1, 2026. (Photo provided to L'Orient-Le Jour by the village mukhtar)
"My house was destroyed four days ago. I spotted it in a video shared online by the Israeli army," says Ali Ibrahim, mukhtar of Deir Siryan. Like him, the approximately 3,000 residents of this village in the southeastern district of Marjayoun, had to leave on the first day of the escalated war with Israel following sweeping Israeli evacuation orders. Today, they watch on their screens as Israel destroys what was left of their village with explosives. The images are reminiscent of other villages in southern Lebanon that were completely wiped out during the 2024 war and now reflect an official Israeli policy of annihilation. Occupation of the South Katz says Israel will occupy part of southern Lebanon after the war: Recap With Deir Siryan having fallen into Israeli control, Israeli troops continue their invasion of southern...
"My house was destroyed four days ago. I spotted it in a video shared online by the Israeli army," says Ali Ibrahim, mukhtar of Deir Siryan. Like him, the approximately 3,000 residents of this village in the southeastern district of Marjayoun, had to leave on the first day of the escalated war with Israel following sweeping Israeli evacuation orders. Today, they watch on their screens as Israel destroys what was left of their village with explosives. The images are reminiscent of other villages in southern Lebanon that were completely wiped out during the 2024 war and now reflect an official Israeli policy of annihilation. Occupation of the South Katz says Israel will occupy part of southern Lebanon after the war: Recap With Deir Siryan having fallen into Israeli control, Israeli troops continue their invasion of...
Fragile calm holds in south Lebanon, except for strikes in Nabatieh and Sour districts