The Lebanese army reported that Israeli forces continue to violate the ceasefire and existing agreements in the country's south. A written statement stressed that these attacks are preventing the Lebanese army from fully deploying to the area and displaced civilians from returning to their villages.
Israeli forces systematically demolished homes, used bulldozers to cause destruction, launched artillery attacks, and opened fire with heavy machine guns in several areas. The attacks particularly hit the towns of Bint Jbeil, Kafr Tibnit, Haddathah, Kounin, and Nab' al Saqi in Nabatieh province, as well as Mansouri, Buyut al-Siyad, and Majdal Zoun in Tyre district.
The Lebanese army's statement said that Israeli forces seized debris in border areas, blew up a water project belonging to the Litani River Authority, and set fire to centuries-old olive trees and farmland. It also stressed that Israeli soldiers fired near Lebanese army units deployed in Kafr Tibnit, Upper Nabatieh, and Western Zawtar, preventing them from carrying out their duties.
The statement read, 'Israel's ongoing violations are preventing the army from fully deploying in the south as per the current agreements, delaying the population's return to their villages and towns, and obstructing stability in the region.' It indicated that this undermines regional peace efforts.
Background of the attacks and the ceasefire process
On March 2, the Israeli army launched intensive airstrikes on Lebanon and occupied several towns in the south. The Lebanese government announced that the number of internally displaced people exceeded 1 million. According to the latest figures from Lebanon's Health Ministry, 4,330 people have been killed in Israeli attacks.
Following the fifth round of direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, D.C., a framework agreement was signed on June 26. However, Israel's ceasefire violations are continuing.
