FACT CHECK · LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH, UNIFIL, 2006 AND 2026
Claim: We don't flatten villages, only Hezbollah tunnels
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
UNDP and Lebanon's CNRS, satellite imagery 23 Oct 2025 to 29 Apr 2026: 11,095 buildings south of the Litani destroyed, 2,242 partly, 9,311 lightly; $1.38bn. Israel says Hezbollah built inside them.
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PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “We don't flatten villages”
- “Israel doesn't destroy villages”
- “Only hezbollah tunnels”
- “Israel only hits tunnels”
- “11,095 buildings”
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