Southern Lebanese villages, including Marukhin, Yarin, T'hira, Al-Matamura, and Tir Harfa, are showing widespread destruction, with some reaching 100% obliteration, a year after a significant military maneuver, according to a review posted on X by @BenTzionMacales on November 7th, 2025. The extent of damage in villages like Marukhin (population 1,500, mostly Sunni Muslim) and Yarin (population 5,000, mostly Sunni Muslim) is linked to the storage of large amounts of ammunition, establishment of Hezbollah training compounds, and preparation complexes. The review, published during the reporting window of 1:46 PM to 2:16 PM UTC on November 7th, 2025, detailed that Yarin experienced approximately 98% destruction, T'hira and Al-Matamura suffered 100% destruction, and Marukhin saw almost all buildings destroyed, with agricultural plots left uncultivated. Tir Harfa, a Shiite Muslim village on the second line, experienced about 80% destruction as part of a maneuver to encircle A-Nakura, with no restoration attempts detected. These findings align with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's announcement on November 7th, 2025, that his government has begun implementing a plan to collect all weapons and transfer them to the state, starting with areas south of the Litani River. Prime Minister Salam also reiterated that only the Lebanese government has the authority to decide on matters of war and peace, emphasizing Lebanon's efforts to disengage from Iran and restore relations with Arab nations.
