Israelis blow up house in southern Lebanon 'in memory' of slain soldier
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The home was destroyed in Kfar Kila during mourning period for Israeli soldier killed in Lebanon
Destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila as seen northern Israel on 8 March 2026 (Jack Guez/AFP)
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Israel has released footage of the military destroying a home in southern Lebanon "in memory" of a soldier who was killed in fighting in the country.
Far-right journalist Yinon Magal posted the video on X, which appeared to show Battalion 7106 remotely targeting a house in the village of Kfar Kila.
Magal wrote that the blast was carried out "during the siren yesterday in memory of Lidor Porat, a soldier in our support unit who fell on Motzaei Shabbat", referring to the time in the evening that marks the end of the Jewish holy day.
Porat, a 31-year-old soldier from Ashdod, was killed over the weekend after his unit ran over an explosive device likely set by the Lebanese group Hezbollah.
His death brought to 15 the number of Israelis killed in Lebanon since 28 February, when the US and Israel launched a war on Iran that has dragged in a range of regional actors.
Although a truce between Israel and Hezbollah nominally began on Friday, Israeli forces are still active in south Lebanon. Israel claims that under the terms of the truce, it has the right to respond to "planned, imminent or ongoing attacks".
The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the US are set to meet in Washington on Thursday. They also held talks last week, in their first such meeting since 1993.
ינון, פיצוץ בתים ע"י הגדוד שלנו 7106 בכפר כילא בזמן הצפירה אתמול לזכר לידור פורת הי"ד, חייל המסייעת שלנו שנפל במוצ"ש. pic.twitter.com/ip34Suhzk2
— ינון מגל (@YinonMagal) April 21, 2026
The Israeli military said its troops had killed two "terrorists who violated the ceasefire understandings" in the area of Saluki in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
Israel has repeatedly stated its intention to retain control of southern Lebanon, a region it occupied between 1982 and 2000.
Tens of thousands of displaced people began returning to southern Lebanon early on Friday, just hours after the ceasefire took effect, despite Israeli warnings.
Many have since returned to shelters in Beirut and elsewhere after finding their villages and homes heavily damaged, and lacking electricity and internet access.
Israel had warned residents not to go back to areas south of the Litani River, saying its forces “remain positioned in southern Lebanon to monitor Hezbollah activity”.
The Lebanese army and Hezbollah had also urged residents of southern Lebanon, Beirut’s southern suburbs, known locally as Dahieh, and the Bekaa Valley to delay their return for their own safety.
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