Dossier
Operation Silver Plow
Coverage of Operation Silver Plow in the Nexus archive.
- Israel always knew southern Lebanon Shia villages ‘had to disappear’, minister says
An Israeli minister admitted that the destruction of Shia villages in southern Lebanon was intentional as part of Operation Silver Plow, aiming to demilitarize Hezbollah by systematically destroying infrastructure and preventing population return. The operation has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians, with reports confirming systematic demolition of homes and public buildings.