This picture taken in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Saida shows lines of cars as people flee their villages in the south on Aug. 15, 2026, after Israeli escalatory strikes in the region. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
Israel intensified its military escalation on Saturday, carrying out its deadliest strikes in southern Lebanon since the June cease-fire and pursuing several objectives.First, it seeks to establish total control over areas along the yellow line — which stretches for several hundred square kilometers along the blue line and includes dozens of towns and villages — while conducting systematic demolition, destruction and leveling operations aimed at erasing any form of life and preventing residents from returning.Second, Israel seeks to expand its occupation beyond the yellow line by incorporating new villages, including Mansouri, Majdal Zoun, Haddatha and Braasheet, while pushing farther toward Tibnin and Beit Yahoun. This would extend the occupation beyond the line that existed before 2000.Third, it seeks to prevent any movement of people...
Israel intensified its military escalation on Saturday, carrying out its deadliest strikes in southern Lebanon since the June cease-fire and pursuing several objectives.First, it seeks to establish total control over areas along the yellow line — which stretches for several hundred square kilometers along the blue line and includes dozens of towns and villages — while conducting systematic demolition, destruction and leveling operations aimed at erasing any form of life and preventing residents from returning.Second, Israel seeks to expand its occupation beyond the yellow line by incorporating new villages, including Mansouri, Majdal Zoun, Haddatha and Braasheet, while pushing farther toward Tibnin and Beit Yahoun. This would extend the occupation beyond the line that existed before 2000.Third, it seeks to prevent any movement of...
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