Looting and destruction are Israeli army’s ‘primary mission’ in Lebanon, soldiers say

Looting and destruction are Israeli army’s ‘primary mission’ in Lebanon, soldiers say Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 05/21/2026 - 09:22 Reservists describe widespread theft and demolition in southern Lebanon, with commanders accused of turning a blind eye An Israeli soldier patrols along the Israel-Lebanon boundary on 10 April 2026 (Jalaa Marey/AFP) Off Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon have engaged in widespread looting and destruction, according to testimonies published by Haaretz on Wednesday. “The method was always the same,” one Israeli reservist told the newspaper, describing how goods taken from Lebanese villages were transferred into Israel. “But there was also another mission - an unofficial one: taking out all the loot,” the reservist said.