Thread by @BenTzionMacales

Damage assessment of the first-line villages in Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border!🧵

In this large project, we will go over the destruction in each of the 25 villages near the border between Israel and Lebanon. The information is a detailed estimate of the state of buildings in the villages, conducted using high-quality satellite images published by OnGeo, Planet, and recent Sentinel 2 satellite imagery. There could be assessment errors, but the scope remains quite the same.

I've summarized the analysis into three categories:
A. Completely destroyed
B. Partially destroyed
C. Undamaged.
(Disclaimer: Some buildings that got burnt whole but still standing are assessed as undamaged)

Let's get started!

1. Shebaa
A village with a large population of about 25,000 residents. Most are Sunni Muslims. Shebaa farms, about 10 km from the village, are in the disputed area between Israel and Lebanon (Har Dov region).

Percentage of destruction in the village: less than 1%

2. Kafr Shouba
A village with a relatively small population of about 1,000 residents. Most are Sunni Muslims. A village where rockets were stored, which were later fired at Israel.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 6%

3. Al-Khiyam
A town with a population of about 30,000 residents. The town has a Shiite Muslim majority with a Sunni Muslim and Christian minority. The town overlooks the Ayoun Valley area, Hezbollah used this for observation and to target Metula and the northern Hula Valley.

Percentage of destruction in the town: about 20%

4. Kafr Kila
A village with a population of about 9,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. The village is overlooking Metula. Hezbollah used this for observation and targeting the Israeli town.
(Some undamaged buildings are still uninhabitable due to fires)

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 35%

5. Odaisseh
A village with a population of over 5,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. Located very close to the border. Tunnels were found that threatened Kibbutz Misgav Am.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 80%

6. Markaba
A village with a population of about 10,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. Located on high ridges overlooking Kiryat Shemona and surrounding villages in northern Israel.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 38%

7. Houla
A village with a population of about 7,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. Located on high ridges overlooking Kiryat Shmona and surrounding villages in northern Israel.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 28%

8. Meis al-Jabal
A village with a population of about 20,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. A large village extending over approximately 3 km of high ridges. Buildings in the village were used for military purposes, observation, and direct positioning for rockets.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 34%

9. Muhaibib
A very small village with fewer than 500 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. A village that became a Hezbollah underground base.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 55%

10. Blida
A village with a population of about 7,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. Many buildings were used as Hezbollah military bases.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 30%

11. Aitaroun
A village with a population of about 25,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. A large village used for storing military equipment and Hezbollah military bases.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 16%

12. Maroun al-Ras
A village with a population of about 5,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. Located on a high ridge providing a vantage point over the Upper Galilee.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 75%

13. Yaroun
A village with a population of about 7,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims with a Christian minority. Used for storing military equipment and Hezbollah military bases. Anti-tank missiles were fired from here towards Kibbutz Bar'am and Dovev.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 25%

14. Rmeish
A village with a population of about 6,000 residents. The vast majority are Christians with a Sunni Muslim minority. The population opposes Hezbollah, hence no infrastructure was found in the Christian village.

Percentage of destruction in the village: 0%

15. Aita al-Shaab
A large village with a population of about 10,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. A village from where a large number of anti-tank missiles were fired towards Upper Galilee settlements, including Shtula and Shomera. It was a forward base for Radwan forces.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 36%

16. Ramiyeh
A small village with a population of about 2,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims. A village from where anti-tank missiles were fired at Upper Galilee villages and other military positions.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 67%

17. Marwahin
A village with a population of about 1,500 residents. Most are Sunni Muslims. In the village, large quantities of military equipment were stored and Hezbollah military bases were established.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 99%

18. Um Touteh
A small village with a population of a few hundred residents. Most are Sunni Muslims.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 73%

Mazraat al-Zallutieh
A village with a population of a few hundred residents. Most are Sunni Muslims.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 90%

In these villages, large quantities of military equipment were stored and Hezbollah military bases were established.

20. Yaroun
A village with a population of about 5,000 residents. Most are Sunni Muslims.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 98%

Duheira
A village with a population of a few hundred residents. Most are Sunni Muslims.

Percentage of destruction in the village: 100%

Al-Matmora
A village with a population of a few hundred residents. Most are Sunni Muslims.

Percentage of destruction in the village: 100%

In these villages, large quantities of military equipment were stored and Hezbollah military bases were established.

23. Bustane
A miniscule village with a population of a few dozen residents. Most are Sunni Muslims. Buildings in the village were used for military purposes by Hezbollah.

Percentage of destruction in the village: 100%

24. Alma al-Shaab
A village with a population of about 7,000 residents. Most are Maronite Christians and Greek Orthodox. Several buildings in the village housed Hezbollah operatives who fired at Western Galilee.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 10%

25. al-Naqoura
A village with a population of about 5,000 residents. Most are Shiite Muslims with a Sunni Muslim minority. A village that housed Hezbollah operatives who used buildings for military purposes - storing military equipment and establishing Hezbollah bases.

Percentage of destruction in the village: about 32%

These are the villages where IDF Divisions 98, 91, 36, 146, and 210 maneuvered to destroy enemy capabilities.
1. Over than 6,000 buildings (some are not included in the thread) were damaged with moderate to severe impact during the ground maneuver in October and November. More than a third of all buildings in the first line. The number could get higher when burnt-out buildings are included.
2. Many buildings that were destroyed were found on controlling hilltops, main routes, or village cores.
3. All buildings within a few hundred meters from the border were demolished.
4. Villages with a predominantly Muslim Shiite and Sunni population were significantly more affected compared to villages with a Christian-majority population.

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