It’s been a month since Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on April 19. During that time, the Israeli army has been working to establish what it calls a “forward defence zone” in southern Lebanon – an area that it says it wants to turn into a "buffer zone” to thwart future Hezbollah attacks. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) banned Lebanese civilians from entering this area encompassing 55 villages. And, in the meantime, the IDF has been carrying out widespread demolition – using bulldozers and dynamite to destroy buildings and sometimes even entire villages. Israeli authorities claim that they have “no intention to strike civilian infrastructure or religious buildings” but are seeking to demolish Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said in an X publication on May 2. However, Lebanese NGO Green Southerners has been sharing photos on Facebook and X that document the destruction of religious structures, historic sites and other important cultural heritage sites in the region. Convent destroyed One site that has been destroyed is the convent and school run by the Salvatorian Sisters in the village of Yaroun, which was bulldozed on May 1 – as documented by images that contradict denials issued by the Israeli military.