A ceasefire agreement between the Israeli regime and the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah, in November 2024, was meant to end the violent attacks. The deal was to finally allow thousands of displaced Lebanese people to return to their homes in the border villages, while Israeli forces were required to withdraw from Lebanon. But, almost a year after the deal was signed Israel has refused to leave.
80,000 people unable to return home
According to the UN, ‘Israel’ now occupies 10 square kilometres of Southern Lebanese territory. Its forces still remain in at least five positions on the Israel-Lebanon border. And, this has even prevented UN peacekeeping troops from entering these areas. Already twice this month, October, the Israeli occupation has dropped grenades near the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeeping troops, and says it will not leave Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed.
According to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), more than 80,000 people are still unable to return to their homes in the South of Lebanon, and remain displaced due to the ongoing violence and insecurity caused by ‘Israel’.
Typical excuses from Israel
In the past couple of weeks, the regime has escalated its attacks on construction infrastructure, in the South of the country. On October 11, intense airstrikes hit a place in the south that sold heavy machinery, destroying over 300 construction vehicles and at least one three-storey house. One person was killed and seven others wounded. Although the IOF claimed the equipment was going to be used to rebuild Hezbollah infrastructure, residents of Msayleh, the town that was targeted said the structures belonged to civilians, and were not military targets.
A week later the Israeli occupation carried out massive airstrikes, targeting multiple locations in Southern Lebanon, including the town of Ansar which was hit with 14 airstrikes. A missile directly hit a cement plant, causing a huge fire and explosions. Six people were injured. The excuse yet again was that Hezbollah was using a quarry at the cement plant to rebuild its facilities and infrastructure.
These attacks are raising concerns over the delays in rebuilding, as many of the targeted machinery was being used for cleanup and repair work on roads, water, and sewage infrastructure. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said:
The Israeli aggression against Lebanon aims to destroy the productive structures and hinder economic recovery, under false security pretexts. Israel’s escalatory behavior confirms that it continues to violate its obligations and uses force outside any legitimate framework.
‘Israel’ killing children and abducting civilians in Lebanon
Between the start of the ‘ceasefire’ on Nov 27, 2024 and October 17, 2025, there have been almost daily violations by the Israeli occupation in Lebanon. Israeli occupation forces have confirmed over 500 airstrikes on so called ‘Hezbollah targets’. 108 Lebanese civilians, including 16 children, were killed during this time, while at least 19 civilians have been abducted by the IOF in the south of the country.
According to the World Bank, reconstruction and recovery in Lebanon is expected to cost the cash strapped Lebanese government approximately $11 billion.
Hezbollah is a resistance movement, which was founded after the Israeli regime seized Lebanon in 1982. Many believe its weapons play an essential role in protecting Lebanon’s security, with a recent survey showing 58 percent of Lebanese oppose Hezbollah disarming, as long as Israel is still occupying the country. But the Israeli occupation and many Western countries have forced the Lebanese government to approve the groups’s disarming, at the expense of Lebanon’s security, and the wish of its people.
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By Charlie Jaay
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