Lebanon: Israel blows up houses in Tyre, bringing number of ceasefire violations to 227

Israeli occupation forces yesterday blew up houses in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, bringing the number of their violations of the ceasefire agreement to 227.

Since 27 November, a precarious ceasefire agreement has been in effect between Israel and Hezbollah, ending the increase in tensions which began on 8 October 2023 and turned into a large-scale war on 23 September when Israel intensified its bombing campaign including of Beirut.

The official Lebanese News Agency said: “The Israeli enemy blew up a number of houses in the villages of West Bekaa on the outskirts of Naqoura, Chihine and Al-Jabeen in the Tyre district.”

The Israeli occupation army committed six violations on Saturday, including killing one person.

With Sunday’s bombings, the number of Israeli violations of the ceasefire since it came into effect 19 days ago has risen to 227, resulting in a total of 30 deaths and 31 injuries, according to the figures reported by Anadolu news agency, based on announcements from the Ministry of Health and the Lebanese News Agency as of 19:10 GMT yesterday.

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Among the main provisions of the ceasefire agreement is Israel’s gradual withdrawal to the south of the “Blue Line” separating it from Lebanon within 60 days, and the deployment of the Lebanese army and security forces along the border, crossing points and the southern area.

Under the agreement, the Lebanese army will be the only entity allowed to carry weapons in the south, infrastructure and military sites will be dismantled and unauthorised weapons will be confiscated.

The Israeli aggression on Lebanon resulted in 4,061 deaths and 16,656 injuries, including many children and women. It also displaced about 1,400,000 people.