Israeli army carried out several attacks across southern Lebanon, destroying buildings
The Israeli air force carried out a number of strikes on six different locations in five villages in southern Lebanon, completely destroying those buildings.
The Israeli army, a short while ago, issued a statement saying that they targeted weapons depots belonging to Hezbollah. This is what the Israeli army repeatedly says when it targets Lebanon. It says it is trying to prevent Hezbollah from rearming and regrouping.
Those strikes have now ended. They are being seen as a sort of message to Lebanese authorities … they are condemning these attacks, saying that they continue to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty.
There was a prior evacuation warning to the attacks; we saw mass evacuations, people leaving these villages. This time, Israel’s army was not hitting villages along the border, which have been depopulated – these are towns where people reside in.
Smoke billows amid Israeli strikes on the southern Lebanese village of Debbin
UNIFIL resumes landmine clearing suspended at start of war
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), meant to enforce a buffer area between Israel and Hezbollah, made the announcement today before Israel’s latest strikes on southern Lebanon.
It said de-mining efforts had been suspended at the start of the war amid exchanges of fire across the border. It was not immediately clear whether Israel’s repeated violations of a ceasefire agreement reached in November would again force the peacekeeping mission to suspend the effort.
The two areas being worked on by teams from China and Cambodia cover 18,000 square metres (193,750 square feet). The UN Security Council approved what was described as the final extension of UNIFIL’s mandate in August, setting it on a course to wind down by December 2026.
UNIFIL has resumed humanitarian demining in south Lebanon after nearly two years.
Peacekeepers have started clearing 18,000 m² of minefields near Blida & Maroun ar-Ra’s, together with @LebArmyOfficial, reducing risks for civilians near the Blue Line.
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— UNIFIL (@UNIFIL_) September 18, 2025
