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Israel destroys 428 housing units in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire <article data-history-node-id="438825" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-destroys-428-housing-units-southern-lebanon-despite-ceasefire" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-destroys-428-housing-units-southern-lebanon-despite-ceasefire" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel destroys 428 housing units in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli army has continued demolitions in Lebanese towns and cities, destroying 428 housing units south of the country over the past three days. </p> <p>According to Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research, an additional 50 housing units were damaged during the same period.</p> <p>Before the ceasefire came into effect last week, 17,756 housing units were completely destroyed, while 32,668 others were damaged during the 46 days of ongoing Israeli attacks.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A woman stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed by Israel in the Haret Hreik, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, 20 April, 2026 (AFP/Ibrahim Amro)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="09bec65e-7cd9-4702-97ce-1845b25d49f2" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/woman-walks-rubble-israel-destroy-building-beirut-southern-suburb-lebanon-april-2026-afp.jpg" width="5167" height="2906" alt="A woman stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed by Israel in the Haret Hreik, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, 20 April, 2026 (AFP/Ibrahim Amro)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A woman stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed by Israel in the Haret Hreik, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, 20 April, 2026 (AFP/Ibrahim Amro)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-destroys-428-housing-units-southern-lebanon-despite-ceasefire