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Despite a ceasefire announced Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel was “PROHIBITED” from continuing to strike Lebanon, Israel continued to level villages and homes across southern Lebanon from Friday into Saturday in what has been described as a continuation of its “Gaza tactics.”

Just as it did in Gaza, Israeli Army Radio announced Friday night that Israel had established a “yellow line” in southern Lebanon about 10 kilometers north of the Israeli border, effectively allowing Israel to occupy about 10% of Lebanese territory and maintain control of 55 towns and villages.

According to a report by Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research, Israeli forces have been destroying more than 1,000 homes per day since March 2, sometimes wiping out entire villages across southern Lebanon.

The campaign escalated later in the month after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to “accelerate the destruction of Lebanese homes” near the Israeli border based on the “model in Gaza,” where Israel has destroyed around 90% of all infrastructure and left most of the population sheltering in tents.

The Israeli army announced on Saturday the establishment of a “yellow line” in South Lebanon, in replication of the Gaza model.The line separates 55 occupied southern villages from the rest of Lebanon, and stretches from Naqoura to eastern Lebanon, at 8 to 10 kilometers deep… pic.twitter.com/R38rhcCitr— Megaphone News English (@MegaphoneNewsEN) April 18, 2026

The Israeli army announced on Saturday the establishment of a “yellow line” in South Lebanon, in replication of the Gaza model.The line separates 55 occupied southern villages from the rest of Lebanon, and stretches from Naqoura to eastern Lebanon, at 8 to 10 kilometers deep… pic.twitter.com/R38rhcCitr

Israel has described this as an effort to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure. But the razing of entire villages has often appeared indiscriminate, and numerous attacks have targeted or........

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