Beneath a ridge in southern Lebanon, Israel detonated over a thousand tonnes of explosives, collapsing a vast underground network that Hezbollah had spent two decades building. The blast shook the earth with the force of a small earthquake, reaching families forty kilometers away who had hoped a ceasefire framework might finally hold. It is a reminder that formal agreements and the lived reality of war are often separated by a great and painful distance — and that for the 330,000 Lebanese still displaced, the silence of peace has not yet arrived.
Israel destroys major Hezbollah underground complex with 1,000-tonne blast
At least 4,383 people killed in Lebanon since March 2, including 395 women and 259 children; 330,000 remain displaced; residents experienced panic and evacuation during the blast.