Footage showing Israeli soldiers filming a mosque bombing in a village in southern Lebanon bordering Israel.

The scenes show the soldiers counting from 6 to 1, then blowing up the entire mosque, with thick smoke rising from it as a result of the Israeli bombing. "It is a perfect and clean thing," the soldiers said after the mosque bombing. "It will remove the rule of the vile from the country, so the good people will rejoice, the righteous will exult, and the followers of the Lord will dance for joy," they added, laughing and singing.One of the soldiers repeated, "And all evil will burn up like smoke... Look what this is... The people of Israel are alive, Amen."

This mosque is or in the town of Yaroun in the Bint Jbeil district or in the town of Al-Dhahira in southern Lebanon.

Chronology of events

regarding the destruction of places of worship by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, as reported by Lebanese sources:

Chronology of Attacks on Places of Worship

September 23, 2024: Israeli air strikes damaged the façade of Mar Maroun Church in Basalia, Jezzine District, South Governorate.

October 4: The Israeli army bombed a mosque near Salah Ghandour Hospital in Bint Jbeil, Nabatieh district, claiming Hezbollah used it as an operations center.

October 6: A mosque in Yaroun, Bint Jbeil District, was booby-trapped and completely destroyed by the Israeli army.

October 7: Israeli warplanes destroyed a mosque in Kfar Donin, Bint Jbeil District, Nabatieh Governorate.

October 9: Israeli fighter jets targeted a church hall in Deirdghaya, Tyre District.

October 11: A raid targeted a mosque in Tyre, Tyre District.

October 13: Israeli warplanes destroyed the old mosque in Kfar Tibnit, Nabatieh District, Nabatieh Governorate.

October 14: A raid destroyed a mosque in Qantara, Tyre District.

October 18: Israeli fighter jets destroyed Al-Thaqalayn Mosque in Majdal Salm, Tyre District, and partially damaged another mosque nearby.

October 26: The Israeli army booby-trapped and destroyed Al-Rasoul Al-Akram Mosque in Al-Dhahirah, Tyre District, with video footage showing soldiers laughing and singing.

October 28: Israeli fighter jets raided a mosque in Bayout al-Siyad, Tyre District.

October 30 (Monday): Buildings in Yarin, Marouhin, Dahra, and Umm al-Tut were rigged with explosives and destroyed by the Israeli army; this included the demolition of a mosque in Umm al-Tut, captured on video.

Key Facts

Destruction Methods: The Israeli army has used both aerial bombardments and booby-trapping methods to target buildings, including mosques and a church hall.

Alleged Intentions: Lebanese activists and media have captured videos of soldiers laughing and mocking while carrying out these operations, which have spread widely on Lebanese media. Some IDF footages are released in the social networks with gleeful songs and exclamations.

International Protections: The Geneva Conventions (Article 52, Protocol I, 1977) and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2347 (2017) explicitly prohibit the targeting of places of worship. These attacks are therefore classified under international law as war crimes unless military justification is provided.

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