Year After Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire: What Satellite Images Reveal About Israel's Military Positions?

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One year since the November 27, 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, satellite images reveal Israel still maintains five fortified positions in south Lebanon, despite the truce terms requiring full withdrawal. These bases control key Lebanese border villages and are heavily fortified with widened access roads. Villages around these positions face significant destruction from Israeli strikes, especially near Hula and Markaba. The ceasefire aimed to dismantle Hezbollah's military presence north of the Litani River, but military tensions remain high.  #IsraelLebanonCeasefire #Hezbollah #SouthLebanon #IsraelMilitary #MiddleEastConflict #World   🔊 LIKE ➡ SHARE ➡ SUBSCRIBE  Download the Asianet News App now!  Available on Android & iOS  👉 Android:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vserv.asianet&hl=en_IN   👉 iOS:  https://apps.apple.com/in/app/asianet-news-official/id1093450032   For More Updates:  Follow us on our What's app Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va5Bq3yKwqSLSQTxam0r  English: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/  Hindi: https://hindi.asianetnews.com/  Malayalam: https://www.asianetnews.com/  Kannada: https://kannada.asianetnews.com/  Tamil: https://tamil.asianetnews.com/  Telugu: https://telugu.asianetnews.com/  Bengali: https://bangla.asianetnews.com/  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsianetNewsa...  Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AsianetNewsEN  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ann.newsable/  ➡ If you like our video, give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel to get the daily dosage of news, entertainment, sports and more.

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00:00One year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the Israeli army still maintains

00:08five positions in South Lebanon, with fortifications and widened access routes,

00:14according to satellite images analysed by AFP. The November 27, 2024 truce, which sought to end

00:22more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group, required

00:28Israel to fully withdraw troops from Lebanon within 60 days. Hezbollah was to pull its forces

00:34north of the Litany River, some 30 kilometres from the Israeli border, and its military infrastructure

00:40in the area was to be dismantled. Israel has kept troops in five positions that it deems

00:47strategic, saying it wants to ensure Hezbollah does not carry out any military activities

00:52in South Lebanon. AFP was able to pinpoint these bases through satellite images from Planet Labs

01:00PBC. Located on ridges across the Blue Line, the de facto border, these positions allow the

01:07Israeli army to control a series of Lebanese border villages, a move it considers key to

01:13protecting nearby Israeli communities. The positions offer a direct view of the towns

01:18and villages of Kfar Kila, Aita al-Shaab, Marun al-Ras, Aitarun, Bleda, Markaba and Hula,

01:26among the most destroyed by Israeli strikes and ground operations. Satellite images show that all

01:32buildings near the Hatsivoni military outpost between Hula and Markaba have been destroyed.

01:38Surrounded by fortifications, including those made of earthen embankments,

01:43The positions of approximately one to two hectares in size are usually made up of a larger section

01:49housing temporary buildings and a smaller part generally for military vehicles.

01:54The westernmost outpost in Labounet appears to have been built around 150 meters from a United

02:01Nations peacekeepers base and the Blue Line. The easternmost base, on the Hammamaze Hill,

02:07is the deepest position in Lebanese territory, located around 1.5 kilometers from the border.

02:14Satellite images also show that the access roads to these positions have been significantly widened

02:20to facilitate vehicle movement. As in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has carried out the

02:26systematic demolition of buildings and infrastructure in villages closest to the border, an area that was

02:33also heavily bombed. According to a comparison of satellite images by American researchers Corey Schur

02:40and Jamin van den Hoek from the University of Oregon, last updated in late January, the village of

02:47Kafar Kila had been 65 percent destroyed, with Aita al-Shaab and Yarin at 57 percent and 55 percent

02:56destroyed respectively.

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