Villages in southern Lebanon that had been seized by Hezbollah in recent years and used to stockpile weapons and fire them at Israeli communities were destroyed in the latest war that ended in a ceasefire last month.
Doron Kadosh, military correspondent for Israel Army Radio, visited the area for the first time since the ceasefire and reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had destroyed all buildings hiding Hezbollah weapons or housing fighters. In some villages near the border, such as Kfarkera.
era of israel noticed While previously displaced communities in northern Israel are gradually returning to normalcy, the same is not true for Hezbollah's former territory in southern Lebanon, which could take years to rebuild.
After 14 months of shelling, the Israeli side of the border is slowly dusting off, but it is hard to imagine normal life returning to Lebanese border towns in the coming years.
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“In every village that was actually a military village, we dealt with it as we should have treated it,” he said. [91st Division commander Brig. Gen. Shai] Klepper. “We destroyed the operatives and the infrastructure.”
He said all buildings, armories and tunnels where Hezbollah fighters were housed had been destroyed.
Observers say conditions in Hezbollah-aligned villages are so dire that they are reminiscent of Gaza.
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