'Israel' sets fire to homes in South Lebanon
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The Israeli occupation continues carrying out a large-scale aggression in southern Lebanon, setting fire to the homes of civilians and burning down wooded areas.
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Israeli soldiers take their positions as they block a road leading to the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP)
Israeli forces set fire to homes in the border town of Odeisseh, southern Lebanon, on Saturday morning, an Al Mayadeen correspondent reported. Large fires were also reported in the area, with Israeli troops also setting fire to nearby woods.
The Israeli occupation forces' actions come amid ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement, which took effect on November 27. On Friday, Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike on Tibna, near the town of Bayssarieh in the Zahrani district, south of the city of Sidon.
From South Lebanon, #AlMayadeen's correspondent Fatima Ftoumi documents further Israeli violations of the extended ceasefire agreement.
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In Odeisseh, near Taybeh, the IOF are seen as recorded by Al Mayadeen's camera burning houses in the town further, added to their ongoing… pic.twitter.com/wG2pmwZJm6
In Tyre’s Tayr Harfa, four people, all from the same family, including children, were killed after unexploded ordnance left behind by Israeli forces detonated inside their home on Friday.
On Thursday, Israeli airstrikes targeted areas between Kfar Rumman and Wadi al-Zahrani, as well as the outskirts of Khreibeh in the eastern mountain range. Additional strikes hit the valley between the towns of Bafliyeh and Azzah in the Nabatieh district.
Repeated ceasefire breach
Israeli occupation forces continue to breach Resolution 1701 and the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, particularly in the frontline villages along the border with occupied Palestine, despite the expiration of the 60-day withdrawal deadline outlined in the agreement.
Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon reported on Saturday that invading Israeli units are setting fire to homes on the outskirts of Aitaroun in the Bint Jbeil district, as well as in Rub Thalathin near the occupied Palestinian border.
Our correspondent also stated that an Israeli Quadcopter dropped a bomb on a bulldozer working to retrieve the bodies of martyrs in central Taybeh, in the Marjayoun district.
In response, the Aitaroun municipality issued a statement urging residents not to return until the Lebanese Army secures the area. The statement emphasized the danger of returning, citing the continued presence of Israeli occupation forces and the risk posed to civilians.
Concurrently, Israeli forces began withdrawing some of their vehicles from central Aitaroun towards the eastern outskirts.
