Israel flattening civilian buildings in southern Lebanon during truce, say commanders

Israel flattening civilian buildings in southern Lebanon during truce, say commanders Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 11:57 Israeli operatives tell Haaretz that homes and schools being demolished near Litani River as part of a strategy modelled on destruction of Gaza Destruction at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a neighbourhood in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre as a ceasefire with Israel took effect, on 17 April 2026 (AFP/Kawnat Haju) Off Israel has continued to systematically bomb civilian buildings in southern Lebanon during the ceasefire, according to a report in Haaretz on Sunday. A 10-day pause in hostilities in Lebanon began on Thursday last week. But since then, Israeli army commanders have told Haaretz that systematic destruction of civilian buildings in southern villages was continuing to take place.