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BBC sees destroyed villages in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon

BBC sees destroyed villages in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon

The BBC was granted rare access to the Israeli-occupied region of southern Lebanon as part of a humanitarian convoy from the Order of Malta distributing aid to Christian villages isolated by the war.

The mission took place on Thursday, a day before a new ceasefire was announced in the conflict between Israel and the Shiite Muslim militant group Hezbollah. The team saw an Israeli military presence but was not allowed to film much of the journey.

Israel has said it has no intention of withdrawing its troops from Lebanon and plans to create a Hezbollah-free security zone along the border to protect northern communities from Lebanese rockets and drones.

In the occupied territories, mainly Shia villages have been completely destroyed by Israeli airstrikes or demolitions. Human rights groups say some of what happened there amounted to deliberate destruction of civilian infrastructure and amounted to war crimes.

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega and video journalist Neha Sharma report from southern Lebanon.

Additional reporting by Samantha Granville and Angie Mrad.

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