Troops tell Haaretz the only task is the destruction of everything in predominantly Shia villages

Before the war on Gaza, the seed of Israel’s strategy of wholesale destruction was planted in a 2006 war on Lebanon. Today, the playbook repeats itself

Many videos document the Israeli army’s destruction of houses and infrastructure in southern Lebanon, where it is creating a buffer zone along the border. Our Observers, many of whom wanted to return home after a ceasefire was announced, describe empty villages and razed homes.

Troops tell Haaretz the only task is the destruction of everything in predominantly Shia villages

<article data-history-node-id="439223" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/amnesty-israel-must-halt-unlawful-destruction-civilian-property-lebanon" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/amnesty-israel-must-halt-unlawful-destruction-civilian-property-lebanon" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Amnesty: Israel must halt ‘unlawful destruction of civilian property’ in Lebanon</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Amnesty International said that attacks on civilian infrastructure by Israel has continued, after footage showing the destruction of solar panels in southern Lebanon by Israeli bulldozers has surfaced.&nbsp;</p> <p>In a post on X, the group said the incident reflects a broader pattern of damage to non-military facilities.</p> <p>"Amnesty International has previously documented extensive destruction by the Israeli military along Lebanon’s border before and after the November 2024 ceasefire. We called for reparations and the investigation into this for war crimes. So far, neither has appeared," the organisation said.&nbsp;</p> <p>Amnesty said its previous calls for such incidents to be investigated as potential war crimes have not been acted upon, adding: “Israel must stop the unlawful destruction of civilian property across southern Lebanon.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Israel continues to destroy civilian infrastructure as shown in this video, which captures the Israeli army destroying solar panels in southern Lebanon.<br> <br> Amnesty International has previously documented extensive destruction by the Israeli military along Lebanon’s border before… <a href="https://t.co/ltmWqnNjdO">pic.twitter.com/ltmWqnNjdO</a></p> — Amnesty International (@amnesty) <a href="https://twitter.com/amnesty/status/2049157160081240072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

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