Israel resumed air strikes on southern Lebanon on August 6, saying it was responding to a Hezbollah violation of the ceasefire, a claim no independent source has confirmed [1].
The Israeli military said the strikes answered a breach by Hezbollah. As of publication, no independent monitor or third party has corroborated that a violation occurred, and the account rests on Israel's own assertion [1].
Residents described a ceasefire that has brought them little safety. Shehemi, a local mayor, said Israel "has no red lines" and that Israeli forces "have not respected any ceasefire" [1].
Among the affected areas, residents of al-Mansouri were told to evacuate, according to the reporting [1].
The cost falls on people who have no say in whether the truce holds. For families in southern Lebanon, a strike carried out on an unverified justification is the difference between staying home and fleeing, and the mayor's account is that the ceasefire was never honored to begin with.
