Israeli occupation intensifies airstrikes across southern Lebanon
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Israeli occupation forces escalate attacks on southern Lebanon, striking towns and violating the ceasefire as Beirut debates Hezbollah’s weapons.
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Photo of one of the Israeli airstrikes targeting an area near Al-Khardali river crossing in Southern Lebanon, August 28, 2025 (Social Media)
The Israeli occupation forces have intensified their attacks on southern Lebanon, launching a series of air raids on the outskirts of the towns of al-Qutrani, al-Jarmaq, and al-Mahmoudiya, according to an Al Mayadeen correspondent.
In the town of Kfar Kila, an Israeli drone dropped three bombs, one of which struck a vehicle belonging to the municipality, causing material damage. The attack marks a direct and clear violation of the ceasefire announced on November 27, 2024.
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces stationed at the Rweisat al-Alam site opened fire toward the outskirts of Kfar Shouba, further heightening tensions in the border region.
Another Israeli airstrike also targeted the Jbour Heights in western Beqaa, extending the escalation beyond southern Lebanon into the Beqaa governorate.
This latest wave of aggression comes as the Lebanese government approved a decision on August 5, 2025, to restrict Hezbollah’s weapons to state control. The move was announced while the Israeli occupation continues its attacks and maintains its presence in five Lebanese points that it has yet to withdraw from.
Amnesty calls for investigation into war crimes
Amnesty International stated on Tuesday that the extensive destruction of civilian property in South Lebanon by the Israeli army, including crimes that occurred after a ceasefire with Lebanon had been reached, should be investigated as a war crime.
"Where these acts of destruction were committed intentionally or recklessly, they must be investigated as war crimes," Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns.
The November 27 truce formally ended more than a year of confrontation on the Lebanon-occupied Palestine border, culminating in two months of open war during which "Israel" deployed ground troops and unleashed a wide-scale aggression across Lebanon.
Under the deal, Hezbollah was to pull its fighters back from the border while the Lebanese army deployed in the south and dismantled the group’s infrastructure. "Israel", for its part, was obligated to fully withdraw its troops, yet it has refused to leave several border areas it considers strategic, maintaining a military presence and continuing strikes inside Lebanon.
However, even after the ceasefire, Israeli forces embarked on widespread destruction across Lebanon, flattening homes, mosques, cemeteries, roads, and entire neighborhoods, razing civilian life in blatant defiance of the agreement.
'Israel' continuously violates the ceasefire in Lebanon
Hezbollah has adhered to the ceasefire agreement; however, "Israel" continues to violate the agreement, refusing to withdraw its troops from seven points it deems "strategic", in addition to near-daily bombings of South Lebanon, and occasionally the Bekaa region and Beirut's southern suburb.
The group said its analysis, which covered the period from October 1 of last year, around the start of "Israel's" ground offensive, until late January of this year, showed that more than 10,000 structures were heavily damaged or destroyed during that time.
It noted that much of the destruction occurred after November 27, when the truce took effect, adding that Israeli forces utilized manually laid explosives and bulldozers to devastate civilian structures, such as homes, mosques, cemeteries, roads, parks, and soccer pitches across 24 municipalities.
The rights group said it used verified videos, photographs, and satellite imagery to investigate the destruction, noting that in some videos, soldiers filmed themselves celebrating the destruction by singing and cheering. It added that much of the destruction was carried out in an apparent absence of any imperative military necessity and in violation of international humanitarian law.
