The Israeli Army Executes a Massive Explosion in Al-Mansouri, Southern Lebanon

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The Israeli army carried out a "massive explosion" today, Monday, in the town of Al-Mansouri, which it occupies in southern Lebanon, according to official media and reporters from the French news agency in the Tyre area.

After hearing a loud explosion, reporters from the French news agency saw thick columns of smoke rising from the coastal town, a large part of which was destroyed.

For its part, the National News Agency reported that a massive explosion shook "the town of Al-Mansouri in the Tyre district," carried out by Israeli forces, adding that the explosion caused "strong tremors, while the echoes of the explosions were heard in the city of Tyre and several surrounding villages."

Al-Mansouri is located about nine kilometers south of the city of Tyre and ten kilometers north of Israel.

With the announcement of a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel in June, the Israeli army was controlling part of the town located within a border strip it occupies in southern Lebanon, extending about ten kilometers deep.

On June 22, the municipality informed residents of the possibility of returning to their homes, urging them to avoid the part located within the "security zone" established by Israel.

At the beginning of August, the Israeli army ordered the residents of Al-Mansouri to evacuate the town, before fully occupying it.

Since then, the Israeli army has been regularly carrying out demolition and explosion operations in the area, the effects of which are clearly visible from the vicinity of the city of Tyre.

The war in the Middle East, which began with a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, extended to Lebanon in early March, with Hezbollah launching rockets at Israel "in retaliation" for the killing of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei.

Israel has responded with a wide campaign of airstrikes and a ground invasion of areas in southern Lebanon.

These attacks have resulted in the deaths of at least 4,300 people, according to Lebanese authorities.

The pace of violence decreased after the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in June, and the Lebanese and Israeli governments signed a framework agreement.

However, Israel continues to carry out attacks on southern Lebanon, as well as executing explosions and demolitions in the towns it occupies.