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Israel Reopens 1980s-Style Security Belt: July Demolitions & Checkpoints in South Lebanon
Between 1–4 July 2026, the Israeli army bulldozed roads, blew up houses in at least five border towns and erected new checkpoints south of the Litani, signalling a bid to carve out a fresh buffer zone despite the 19 June ceasefire.
Focusing Facts
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry put cumulative civilian deaths at 4,310 and injuries at 12,199 since the March 2 escalation, with 12 killed on 3 July alone in Beit Yahoun-Bint Jbeil strikes.
- Israeli forces demolished structures in Hadatha, Beit Yahoun, Kounine, al-Tiri and Kfar Tibnit on 3–4 July, while the Givati Brigade declared the end of its eight-month deployment after “destroying hundreds of Hezbollah sites.”
- A Pakistan-brokered “Islamabad MoU” ceasefire covering Lebanon was electronically signed on 18 June, yet Israeli drones hit a vehicle in Siddiqin on 3 July, wounding two.
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