A photo taken from the Lebanese village of Shaqra, in the south, shows Israeli army earthmoving equipment gathered along a road in the neighboring area of Wadi Slouqi, on Aug. 21, 2026. (Credit: Ammar Ammar/AFP)
The Israeli army is not satisfied with only demolishing infrastructure in areas it occupies in Lebanon. According to several sources contacted by L’Orient Today, it is building military roads there, some of which connect Lebanon to northern Israel. This information comes as the Israeli army was, according to several sources, preparing for a possible battle to seize the Ali Taher hill, a strategic site believed to house a Hezbollah command center. Israel ultimately announced on Sept. 3 that it had taken "operational control" of the hill without a major battle, presumably after several weeks of gradual encroachment. This policy could continue as Lebanese-Israeli negotiations struggle to make progress on the diplomatic front.Replacing residential areas with roadsAccording to our correspondent in the South, Israel is building new...
The Israeli army is not satisfied with only demolishing infrastructure in areas it occupies in Lebanon. According to several sources contacted by L’Orient Today, it is building military roads there, some of which connect Lebanon to northern Israel. This information comes as the Israeli army was, according to several sources, preparing for a possible battle to seize the Ali Taher hill, a strategic site believed to house a Hezbollah command center. Israel ultimately announced on Sept. 3 that it had taken "operational control" of the hill without a major battle, presumably after several weeks of gradual encroachment. This policy could continue as Lebanese-Israeli negotiations struggle to make progress on the diplomatic front.Replacing residential areas with roadsAccording to our correspondent in the South, Israel is building...
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