Lebanese soldiers inspect the site of the explosion that targeted their vehicle in Mansouri, South Lebanon, near Tyre, on July 18, 2026. Photo Kawnat Haju/AFP Lebanese army soldiers inspect the site of an explosion that targeted their vehicle in the southern Lebanese area of al Mansouri near Tyre on July 18, 2026. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on July 18 left Beirut for Washington, where he is expected to meet Donald Trump, the Lebanese presidency said, after talks between Lebanon and Israel wrapped up in Italy. Hezbollah pulled Lebanon into the Middle East war on March 2, when it began striking Israel in support of its backer Tehran. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
Since mid-June when Israel expanded the area it occupies in southern Lebanon, Mansouri, a coastal village in the Sour district, has found itself split in two by the new "yellow line" moving further north. About 60 families continue to live in the center of the village, on either side of the new line, while the Israeli army considers the entire locality to be part of its "buffer zone" and has multiplied its attacks there.How should the Israeli 'buffer zone' be interpreted?On April 19, the Israeli army published a map of its "buffer zone" imposed in southern Lebanon along the border, since fighting with Hezbollah resumed on March 2. This line initially did not include Mansouri. But two months later, on June 18, Tel Aviv published a new map showing the "yellow line" marking the buffer zone...
Since mid-June when Israel expanded the area it occupies in southern Lebanon, Mansouri, a coastal village in the Sour district, has found itself split in two by the new "yellow line" moving further north. About 60 families continue to live in the center of the village, on either side of the new line, while the Israeli army considers the entire locality to be part of its "buffer zone" and has multiplied its attacks there.How should the Israeli 'buffer zone' be interpreted?On April 19, the Israeli army published a map of its "buffer zone" imposed in southern Lebanon along the border, since fighting with Hezbollah resumed on March 2. This line initially did not include Mansouri. But two months later, on June 18, Tel Aviv published a new map showing the "yellow line" marking the buffer zone...
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