In the past few days, Israel has bombed two villages in southern Lebanon, saying it warned residents to leave before carrying out strikes on Hezbollah targets.
Iran-backed Hezbollah, a proscribed terror group, has been severely weakened by Israeli attacks in the wake of 7 October.
A ceasefire was put in place 15 months ago, but Israel’s military has launched near-daily attacks across the border since.
Also despite the deal, the IDF still has soldiers in five outposts in southern Lebanon. 64,000 Lebanese civilians remain internally displaced and villages near the border are damaged, destroyed and deserted.
Houla is one of those towns.
In a special report, we tell the stories of three residents: Sannia, Kamal and Naima.
Theirs are lives lived on pause and in fear.
In a statement the IDF told us:
The IDF operates in full accordance with international law and categorically rejects claims of indiscriminate or deliberate harm to civilians. It claims, during the ceasefire, Hezbollah has used the village Houla to rebuild its terrorist infrastructure, including weapons storage, surveillance activity and operational staging.
Filmmakers: Simona Foltyn and Adrian Hartrick
Producer and Editor: Freddie Gower
