Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image

Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEmma PengellyandMerlyn Thomas,BBC VerifyWatch: Joe Elias speaks to BBC Verify about his south Lebanon home"It's a catastrophe... for all of us, not only my family, but every single family that lives in that town."Joe Elias and his wife Diana have not been able to return to their home in Qouzah, a predominantly Christian village in southern Lebanon, since renewed fighting between Hezbollah and Israel began in early March.When BBC Verify reported that Qouzah was among several villages in southern Lebanon where buildings had been demolished after Israeli forces invaded, the Elias family got in touch. Satellite imagery later obtained independently by both BBC Verify and the family showed the house they had built had been flattened and several of their olive trees destroyed.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said "five anti-tank missiles were launched towards troops" from the co-ordinates of the Elias house on 6 March, injuring four soldiers. It did not provide any evidence or details when asked, but said it had "struck several military targets" - including Elias' home - "to prevent further attacks against IDF troops".The renewed fighting began after Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader. Since then, Israel's forces have levelled buildings and homes across southern Lebanon as part of its campaign against the armed group - which international law experts say may amount to a war crime.Visual evidence analysed by BBC Verify shows controlled demolitions have taken place in at least 12 border villages and towns since the beginning of March. The IDF says that Hezbollah is embedded in civilian areas in the region and that it operates in accordance with the Law of Armed Conflict."[The village] is strategically located 750 metres above the ocean"...