According to press reports, Israeli forces carried out razing operations near Bab Al-Thaniyah in the Khiam plain, in the south of the country.
An armored Israeli patrol, reinforced with bulldozers advanced to the outskirts of Bint Jbeil in the direction of Maroun al-Ras and worked on demolishing houses and clearing land.
Another Israeli armored force was stationed at the Mari intersection in the southern town of Ain Arab and placed troops in the vicinity of Halta, near southern Kfar Shouba.
Al-Akhbar daily indicated that an Israeli patrol of about 20 soldiers advanced from Kfar Kila towards Houra and Deir Mimas, and then moved towards Al-Aziya and Al-Ouwayda hills, on the outskirts of Taybeh and Odaisseh.
For the second time, Israeli military denied a Lebanese Red Cross team access to Jabal Al-Saddaneh, near Shebaa, to recover the bodies of three martyrs killed last week.
During his meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, stressed Lebanon’s firm stance in the face of Israeli violations and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to its sovereignty and international agreements.
The head of state stressed the importance of collaboration with the United Nations Interim Force (Unifil) and the need to respect the terms of the cease-fire.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri expressed the need for Israel’s withdrawal from the Lebanese territories it still occupies in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
Berri insisted on the urgency of putting an end to its violations and its systematic destruction of villages, fields, agricultural and forestry areas.
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