Demolitions are taking place in villages near the border with Israel, The Jerusalem Post reports, citing military sources. According to the sources, these are buildings used by Hezbollah.
The Lebanon-based, Iran-allied Shiite militia attacked Israel on March 2 in retaliation for Israeli and US attacks on Iran, which drew Lebanon into the conflict.
Since then, fighting and shelling have taken place almost daily. Early on Thursday, Hezbollah announced that it had fired drones and rockets into northern Israel and attacked Israeli soldiers in the border area, according to AFP.
In recent weeks, Israel has ordered over a million people to leave their homes, mainly in southern Lebanon, and has repeatedly bombed Beirut's southern suburbs, which are considered a Hezbollah stronghold.
More than 1,200 people have been killed and over 3,500 injured in Israeli attacks, according to authorities.
On Tuesday, Israel Katz said that Israeli forces will continue to be stationed on Lebanese soil even after the current war. Israel will “maintain a security zone across the entire border area up to the Litani River,” according to Katz.
He also said that more than 600,000 Lebanese evacuated from their homes in southern Lebanon will not be allowed to return until the safety of residents of northern Israel is guaranteed.
