The demolition campaign follows a claim by the Israel Defense Forces on Sept. 28 that it had completed a brigade-level operation in Mansouri. The military stated that the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade and Yahalom Combat Engineering Unit destroyed more than 600 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and eight tunnels to prevent the group from reestablishing itself. Despite a US-brokered ceasefire framework, critics and analysts allege a pattern of erasing Shia towns to reshape the border.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Israel Reduces Mansouri to Rubble with Powerful Southern Blasts
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Shockwaves from a series of detonations hit the coastal city of Tyre on Oct. 3 as Israeli forces conducted renewed strikes in the border region. Lebanese state media and witnesses report that the town of Mansouri is being reduced to absolute rubble through systemic airstrikes and demolitions, while other villages, including Zowtar al Sharqia, are also being razed. Lebanese news agencies added that attacks have destroyed water wells and severed critical water network infrastructure.
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