BBC travels inside occupied Lebanon as officials say Israel expanding positions
BBC reporting from inside occupied Lebanon suggests that the Israeli military is entrenching its presence and creating a 'security zone' despite a previous ceasefire. The report documents the destruction of villages and ongoing military activity in the region.
Why it matters
The expansion of military positions in occupied territory has significant implications for regional stability and international humanitarian law.
There, as it did in Gaza, Israel has flattened entire villages, and air strikes and demolitions have continued even after a ceasefire in its conflict with the armed group Hezbollah was announced in June.
Western and Lebanese officials have told the BBC the Israeli military is entrenching itself in the occupied areas.
Israel says it aims to create what it calls a "security zone" to prevent Hezbollah attacks on northern Israel, and that the buildings it has destroyed were used by Hezbollah for military purposes.
The visit, which took place in August, was allowed by the Israeli military through a deconfliction mechanism with the UN.
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