Civil Defense teams retrieved the bodies of three people from under the rubble in eastern Khiyam on Friday, as they continue their search for missing people.
The General Directorate of the Civil Defense indicated in a statement. that “the search operations will resume Saturday morning until all missing persons are found.”
Meanwhile, an Israeli force moved from Kfar Kila toward the Burj al-Molouk outskirts, and cut off the road with barbed wire, before they withdrew.
Israeli forces also blew up houses in the towns of Dhaira and Jibbin, while setting fire to houses in Houla in the district of Marjayoun, according to the National News Agency.
While, Israeli drones hovered over Tyre, Bint Jbeil and the southern suburbs of Beirut for the third consecutive day on Friday, the Israeli army renewed its warning to the inhabitants of south Lebanon to stay clear of border villages “until further notice.”
Several Israeli military operations were carried out overnight from Thursday to Friday, resulting in increased violations of the ceasefire agreement established on November 27.
At midnight on Thursday, the Israeli army bombed the outskirts of Bani Hayyan in Marjayoun.
A large-scale sweeping operation with heavy machine gun fire was conducted in the area, including the village of Tallous in the same district. In Marjayoun, Israeli soldiers opened fire towards Kfar Kila.
In Naqoura, several homes and neighborhoods were destroyed by Israeli bulldozers, impeding the deployment of the Lebanese Army in the region.
On Friday, multiple patrols by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) blocked the road connecting Hamra-Bayada to Naqoura with cement blocks.
Furthermore, engineering teams from the seventh Brigade of the LAF continued their mission as part of the truce agreement's implementation. They monitored areas vacated by Israeli soldiers, particularly in Chamaa and Bayada.
Jeffers Visits Khiam
The head of the five-member supervisory committee, General Jasper Jeffers, visited the village of Khiam on Friday – a location that suffered deadly attacks during the war. He was accompanied by the commander of the LAF’s seventh Brigade, General Tony Fares.
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