Israel's demolitions in southern Lebanon came months after a US-led ceasefire and weeks after a framework agreement outlining Israel's phased withdrawal.
Israel's demolitions in southern Lebanon came months after a US-led ceasefire and weeks after a framework agreement outlining Israel's phased withdrawal. Israeli forces conducted a large explosion in Lebanon's Bint Jbeil amid fragile truce.
[File photo The Israeli army demolished and burned homes in southern Lebanon, as part of its daily violations of the framework agreement signed between Tel Aviv and Beirut, Lebanon's state-runAccording to the news agency, Israeli forces were demolishing and burning homes in the southern neighbourhoods of the town of Hadatha. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2, when Israel and the US started a war against Iran, killing its Supreme Leader Ali Hamanei, triggering the Tehran-aligned Shia group Hezbollah to fire missiles on Israeli positions.
The latest developments came despite a ceasefire that has been in effect since November 2024 and a US-sponsored framework agreement signed on June 26, 2026, providing for a phased Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Lebanese territory. A US military delegation met with Lebanon's army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel's withdrawal from a "pilot zone" in occupied territory, a Lebanese military official toldUnder a framework agreement reached on June 26, Israel will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon where it has deployed troops to fight Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shia movement.
National News AgencyThe latest talks between Lebanon and Israel, which have no formal relations but have met for five rounds of negotiations since the start of the war, will take place in Rome next Wednesday and Thursday. Israel continues to occupy areas in southern Lebanon, some for decades and others since the 2023-2024 war. US Senator Lindsey Graham dies after 'sudden illness'Two killed, three injured in shooting near Toronto street festivalVenezuela earthquake death toll tops 4,300 as thousands remain displaced
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