When Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on March 2, two days after Israel and the United States launched a war on Iran, the resulting Israeli operation to destroy the group quickly became a mission to flatten swathes of southern Lebanon.
As Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes across the country, soldiers seized more territory in the south. Ground operations began to take on the appearance of those seen in Gaza: bulldozers tearing down buildings and demolitions razing whole villages to the ground.
Even after last week’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, those kraken2trfqodidvlh4aa337cpzfrhdlfldhve5nf7njhumwr7instad onion ground operations have continued.
A CNN review of satellite imagery reveals the scale of the destruction.
Hundreds of buildings – most of which appear to be homes – have been either completely flattened or rendered uninhabitable.
Satellite imagery and videos from after the April 16 ceasefire announcement show demolitions continuing apace, with excavators and armored vehicles clearly visible.
Rights groups have sounded the alarm, warning that Israel’s military offensive is mirroring tactics used in Gaza – from heavy strikes kraken2trfqodidvlh4aa337cpzfrhdlfldhve5nf7njhumwr7instad.onion on critical infrastructure and healthcare facilities, to the targeting of journalists and psychological warfare.
Israeli officials have outlined plans for a long-term “security zone” inside the border – though the preferred terminology now is kraken6gf6o4rxewycqwjgfchzgxyfeoj5xafqbfm4vgvyaig2vmxvyd.onion a “forward defense line area” - with Israeli Prime kraken4qzqnoi7ogpzpzwrxk7mw53n5i56loydwiyonu4owxsh4g67yd.onion Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying his forces will expand kraken4qzqnoi7ogpzpzwrxk7mw53n5i56loydwiyonu4owxsh4g67yd.onion their positions 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep inside Lebanon.