Lebanon says Israeli army set off large explosion in south
AFP correspondents saw smoke rise from Mansouri after a loud blast as Israel kept demolitions going in its self-declared security zone.
- On Monday, The Israel Defense Forces detonated a massive explosion in the southern Lebanese village of Mansouri, with AFP correspondents observing large clouds of smoke rising from the heavily damaged town.
- Operating under the 91st Division, the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade completed a mission dismantling more than 600 Hezbollah terror sites and eight underground bunkers, including one tunnel hidden inside a civilian home.
- Within the self-declared "Security Zone" extending 10 kilometres into southern Lebanon, forces carried out widespread demolitions to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding infrastructure.
- The sound of the explosion reached Tyre and surrounding villages, according to the National News Agency, while authorities accused Israel of systematically destroying civilian infrastructure, a charge the military rejects.
- Officials stated the IDF remains committed to the fragile ceasefire despite continued operations, maintaining it will not allow Tehran-backed Hezbollah to reconstitute launch sites along the border.
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Lebanon says Israeli army set off large explosion in south
Lebanese authorities accused Israel of carrying out explosions in villages in southern Lebanon, while Israel said its forces had destroyed "more than 600 terrorist infrastructure sites."
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albawaba.netThe Israeli army carried out a major explosion in the town of Mansuri in Tyre district, south of Lebanon, causing strong concussions among the inhabitants of the town and surrounding areas.
South Lebanon faces aggressive Israeli offensive as US ‘diplomacy’ provides cover
TEHRAN — A massive explosion orchestrated by Israeli forces tore through the coastal town of al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon on Monday, sending violent tremors across the Tyre district.
IDF Says It Destroyed More Than 600 Hezbollah Sites in Southern Lebanon Town
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israel Defense Forces said Monday it had completed a brigade-level operation in the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri, dismantling more than 600 sites it identified as Hezbollah infrastructure and eight underground routes. The military said troops from the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 91st Division, carried out the mission […]
IDF brigade demolishes 600 Hezbollah terror sites in south Lebanon
IDF 55th Brigade troops wrapped up their southern Lebanon mission, destroying more than 600 terror sites, eight underground bunkers, and a Hezbollah tunnel hidden inside a civilian home in the village of Al-Mansouri.
The Israeli army referred to an operation against "terrorist sites".
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