Almost daily aerial bombardment, artillery shelling and white phosphorus have rendered much of the 5km north of the Blue Line uninhabitable
A “dead zone” of about 5 kilometers along the border with Lebanon has been created by the Israeli army, according to data and aerial photographs analyzed by the Financial Times.
“Almost daily aerial bombardment, artillery shelling and white phosphorus have rendered much of the 5km north of the Blue Line uninhabitable,” the report said.
The Financial Times analyzes data from commercial satellites as part of research by the CUNY Graduate Center and Oregon State University to detect changes in buildings.
According to the Financial Times, only a handful of Lebanese citizens remain in the area, with most buildings empty and many damaged.
The publication cited a statement by Mohammad Srour, the mayor of Ayta ash-Shab, according to which the Israeli attacks amounted to “systematic destruction”.
Under UN Security Council Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006 to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah, UN peacekeeping forces were deployed to monitor the ceasefire along the 120-kilometer demarcation line, or Blue Line, between of Israel and Lebanon.
It also calls on Hezbollah to withdraw its forces behind the Litani River, about 30 kilometers north of the border with Israel.
Source :Skai
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