Lebanon Accuses Israel of Destroying 4,333 Lives' Worth of South Lebanon Infrastructure as Ceasefire Frays
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 13
Lebanon Accuses Israel of Destroying 4,333 Lives' Worth of South Lebanon Infrastructure as Ceasefire Frays
2 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 13
Summary
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Israel is deliberately demolishing homes and civilian infrastructure in southern Lebanon, calling the attacks, incursions and destruction a serious breach of international and humanitarian law.
Hours earlier, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said troops were destroying underground infrastructure and “all the houses” in southern Lebanon, while also declaring Israel would not withdraw from occupied zones in Lebanon, Syria or Gaza.
Several people were wounded in southern Lebanon the same day, after Israel resumed strikes last week including August 5 attacks on Mansouri following the killing of two Israeli soldiers near Majdal Zoun.
A US State Department official said Washington expects all sides to follow the ceasefire framework, under which Israeli forces were to withdraw gradually as the Lebanese army deployed and Hezbollah pulled back.
Since March, Israeli strikes and ground operations have killed 4,333 people and displaced more than 1 million, underscoring how a nominal April 17 ceasefire has failed to stabilize southern Lebanon.