Bridges blown up. Homes destroyed. More than 1 million people displaced. And plans for Israeli control over a vast swath of territory for an indefinite period.
Fears over Israel’s vow to model its invasion of southern Lebanon after its yearslong, deadly military offensive in Gaza are being increasingly voiced as satellite imagery shows the intensifying destruction in the country’s south — and a growing number of Israeli military bases established in the area.
Aid workers on the ground have described a spiraling humanitarian situation with no end in sight after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced this week his country would be establishing a “security zone” in southern Lebanon and taking control of key river crossings, leaving hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes indefinitely.
A building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, on Thursday. Humanitarian groups have warned of whole residential areas beingKeep reading this article on NBC News.
