Israels military campaign causes widespread destruction in Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil

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Satellite Imagery Reveals Systematic Demolition of Lebanese Border Towns

A visual investigation by Al Jazeera Arabic’s fact-checking team has analyzed satellite imagery and open-source intelligence to reveal a deliberate Israeli policy to render southern Lebanon permanently uninhabitable. The analysis shows that Israeli forces have systematically destroyed over 1,500 buildings in the region, including homes, residential neighborhoods, and vital infrastructure.

The investigation found that most of these demolitions occurred within the Nabatieh governorate, with half of them concentrated in the Bint Jbeil district. This area has seen extensive destruction, with more than 70 percent of the city’s urban mass affected, according to local officials. Approximately 3,000 housing units have been levelled.

The data collected by Al Jazeera reveals a highly concentrated campaign of destruction, with 93 percent of documented demolitions occurring within the specified timeframe. The investigation also found that Israeli forces had violated the November 2024 ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah almost daily before the current conflict erupted in March.

Local officials and legal experts have warned that the ultimate objective is to create a depopulated “buffer zone” along the border, preventing displaced residents from returning and establishing a violently enforced demographic reality. The mayor of Bint Jbeil, Mohammad Bazzi, has stated that these demolitions reflect an organized campaign targeting civilian architecture and identity.

The investigation tracked 14 distinct videos published by Israeli soldiers and journalists between April 16 and 24, which showed the destruction of more than 50 terror infrastructures in recent days. The resulting map of the blasts exposes a methodical blueprint to dismantle civilian infrastructure.

Source: Al Jazeera