In southern Lebanon, Israeli demolitions continue ‘day and night’

Froun, Lebanon – Hasan Saeid Ramadan, 56, was at home in this southern Lebanese municipality when he heard the explosions.“It shook the ground like an earthquake, and the mountain collapsed,” he said, pointing at the nearby Qantara mountains.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Who are the ‘Hilltop Girls’ behind Israel’s ‘soft settlement’ strategy?list 2 of 3Israel releases Lebanese civilian, says five prisoners will be freedlist 3 of 3‘An impasse’: EU ministers fail to break deadlock over Israel and Ukraineend of listIsraeli forces are present just south of Froun and occupy large areas of southern Lebanon, where they conduct operations, including regular detonations, that they say target the Lebanese group Hezbollah.The ones conducted by Israel along the Qantara mountain range this week led to a visible collapse in at least two places in the mountains. Locals and officials in villages along the edge of Israeli-controlled Lebanese territory, such as Froun, Ghandouriyeh, Bourj Qalaway and Qalaway, told Al Jazeera that the sounds of war – warplanes, drones but, most of all, Israeli demolitions – are constant and often keep them up at night.While Ramadan was speaking, an expl...