Islam Times – Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon says Israeli occupation forces delayed demolishing a tunnel in Majdal Zoun until after the Lebanon-“Israel” framework agreement was finalized.Israeli occupation forces carried out the massive detonation in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun after obtaining Lebanon’s signature in the widely rejected Israeli-Lebanese agreement in the United States, Israeli media reported.
According to the Makor Rishon newspaper on Saturday, Israeli occupation forces transported tons of explosives into a tunnel beneath Majdal Zoun before carrying out one of the largest demolitions in the town, which flattened the area, dramatically altered the town’s landscape, and split it into two.
Occupation troops were reportedly instructed to delay the explosion until the framework agreement between Lebanon and “Israel” was signed. After the finalization of the framework, the IOF were given the green light to proceed with the aggression.
The announcement of the trilateral framework agreement was met with widespread protests across several Lebanese regions, alongside mounting political and popular condemnation.
Lebanon’s top officials and lawmakers condemned the text as asymmetric and one that entrenches and legitimizes occupation, particularly as the Israeli leadership explicitly states its intention to remain in South Lebanon and allow its forces to operate freely, referring to extrajudicial killings and assassinations of Lebanese residents.
Lebanon requested secrecy for annex in ‘Israel’ agreement
In a recent revelation, Israeli Channel 12 reported that the agreement formalized and signed by Lebanon and “Israel” was accompanied by a security annex that remains classified at the Lebanese government’s request.
Channel 12 reported that the agreement stipulates a clear commitment by both Lebanon and the Israeli regime that no measures will be implemented according to fixed timelines, but rather contingent upon the verification of specific field conditions. In other words, Israeli withdrawal would not be automatic, and any pullout would depend on what “Israel” defines as “ground success”, based on its own assessments.
The channel claimed that pilot zones on Lebanese grounds would not be expanded in the foreseeable future without Israeli approval, noting that the two areas that were recently declared remain the only ones authorized. Froun and Zawtar al-Gharbiyah were declared pilot zones, although both contain no Israeli presence, further exposing “Israel’s” charade and intent on remaining in Lebanon.
Channel 12 further reported that official Lebanese authorities have granted “Israel” approval for freedom of action within the so-called “Yellow Line”, an area that includes dozens of sovereign villages and towns, whose residents were and continue to be forcibly displaced.