Israeli army planning demolition of villages, towns along border in southern Lebanon

JERUSALEM

The Israeli army will present a plan to the government for the demolition of homes in Lebanese villages and towns along the Israeli border to expand its occupation in southern Lebanon, Israeli media reported on Friday.

According to state television KAN, the Israeli army will present its plan regarding southern Lebanon this week.

In the area where Israel has forcibly displaced Lebanese people, the Israeli Army aims to make the occupation permanent under the name of a “security zone” three kilometers deep inside Lebanon.

According to the plan, all villages and towns in southern Lebanon will be demolished, and Lebanese people will not be allowed to return there again.

The Israeli army will be deployed along what is described as the “third line,” located 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the border.

The report also claimed that the Tel Aviv administration and the military are evaluating that, if attacks against Iran come to an end, more focus will be placed on Hezbollah and severing the Hezbollah-Iran connection.

The report also said that disarming Hezbollah is not among the Israeli army’s objectives, though it was previously claimed that this could be done. It is now believed that doing so would require “going through every village in Lebanon one by one,” according to the report.