Satellite view of the village of Deir Seriane in South Lebanon, dated April 12, 2026, taken from the OnGeo site. Photo provided to L'Orient-Le Jour by the village "moukhtar."
Dozens of homes were obliterated in a split second. Unfortunately, such images have become increasingly common since the start of the Israeli ground offensive in southern Lebanon, where villages seized by Israeli troops have been systematically demolished "following the models of Beit Hanoun and Rafah" in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. The strategy, already used during the 2024 ground offensive, has now also been applied to Deir Siryan (Marjayoun district), a village on the southern bank of the Litani River.The village's mokhtar (local official in charge of records), Ali Ibrahim said, "We were told of new series of explosions last Sunday and Monday, which indicates they were still in the village two days ago." Along with its 1,400 residents, Ibrahim evacuated in the first days...
Dozens of homes were obliterated in a split second. Unfortunately, such images have become increasingly common since the start of the Israeli ground offensive in southern Lebanon, where villages seized by Israeli troops have been systematically demolished "following the models of Beit Hanoun and Rafah" in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. The strategy, already used during the 2024 ground offensive, has now also been applied to Deir Siryan (Marjayoun district), a village on the southern bank of the Litani River.The village's mokhtar (local official in charge of records), Ali Ibrahim said, "We were told of new series of explosions last Sunday and Monday, which indicates they were still in the village two days ago." Along with its 1,400 residents, Ibrahim evacuated in the first days...
