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IDF troops raise Israeli flag in Lebanon, on ruins of site where Iranian flag previously stood

By Emanuel Fabian 9 October 2024, 7:33 am
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A man fixes a Hezbollah flag at the 'Garden of Iran' Park in the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras on September 1, 2019, as fires blaze on the Lebanese side along the border following an exchange of fire with Israel. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
A man fixes a Hezbollah flag at the 'Garden of Iran' Park in the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras on September 1, 2019, as fires blaze on the Lebanese side along the border following an exchange of fire with Israel. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)

Israeli troops have razed the so-called “Garden of Iran” on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras, and raised an Israeli flag over the area.

The park, located less than a kilometer from the Israeli border, used to feature a statue of assassinated IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani pointing at Israel and a replica of Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock.

Footage shared on social media yesterday shows the heavily damaged park following Israeli operations in the area, and troops placing an Israeli flag there, where an Iranian one once flew.

 

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