The Hebrew site Walla News reported that the Israeli army detonated dozens of houses in Ayta ash-Shab this morning, noting that this border town had witnessed demolitions of homes and housing complexes during the previous war in 2024, and in the period following the ceasefire on November 27, 2024.

Furthermore, the Israeli Channel 12 quoted sources saying that the Israeli army is preparing to present a plan to the political leadership to destroy villages in southern Lebanon as part of efforts to expand the buffer zone.

It added that the goal of destroying the Lebanese villages is to ensure that there is no return to living in border villages.

In this context, Haaretz reported the Israeli army saying that they will not succeed in disarming Hezbollah, and that this requires a full occupation of Lebanon.

The Israeli army added that the full occupation of Lebanese territory is not a goal of the war, and that Lebanon alone can dismantle Hezbollah's weapons, pointing out that the buffer zone project in southern Lebanon will not include setting up military headquarters or Israeli army positions.

Furthermore, Hezbollah continues to launch missile attacks toward Israel amidst direct confrontations with the Israeli army in southern Lebanon.

It also targeted the Metula settlement with missiles as part of the warning directed at a number of settlements.