Residents of the southern Lebanese village of Mansouri are watching in anguish as Israeli drones carry out controlled demolitions of their homes. On Friday, a group of men and children gathered in the nearby village of Hanniyeh, from which they now live, to observe as drones dropped explosives on houses in Mansouri. This has become a daily occurrence for the displaced residents, who fled the village weeks ago and now watch from afar as their homes are destroyed. The Israeli military has occupied large parts of southern Lebanon since the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in June. Although active fighting has subsided, controlled demolitions continue, with smoke and dust rising regularly from Mansouri. Residents gather to speculate which house has been destroyed and to search for signs of damage to their own properties. Earlier this week, the Israeli military detonated the village's public school, according to Lebanese state media. The Israeli military has not yet commented on the demolitions, and many villagers criticize the Lebanese government for its inaction. Ali Hussein Ghanem, a tobacco farmer from Mansouri, is staying with relatives in Hanniyeh. “This is something that should never happen,” he said, watching the smoke rise over his village from a distance. “Isn’t the state supposed to protect our town rather than hand it over to Israel?” Wissam Khashabi, a beekeeper from the village, echoed his sentiment. “We are seeing our land being destroyed,” he said. “We have lost our property, our orchards, and all our livelihoods. The state is not really doing anything.” Israeli officials recently announced that they had blown up Hezbollah tunnel networks under the strategic Ali Taher ridge near Nabatiyeh, another part of southern Lebanon. The explosions were so powerful that they caused the ground to shake in surrounding areas. The Israeli military stated that the ridge contained extensive underground military infrastructure built by Hezbollah. Israel claimed it had taken “operational control” of the area after recent clashes with the militant group. However, with no political solution in sight, the situation remains unresolved. Many residents of Mansouri fled when the Israel-Hezbollah conflict began in March, but returned after the June ceasefire—only to flee again when the Israeli military ordered an evacuation and resumed attacks. Israel cited ceasefire violations by Hezbollah as the reason for its actions, but the continued destruction of Mansouri remains unclear. Some displaced residents are staying with relatives, while others are living in school shelters in the nearby city of Tyre. With negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, as well as between the U.S. and Iran, stalled, there is no immediate resolution to allow displaced families to return home.