Muhaibib

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Muhaibib (Arabic: محيبيب), also spelled Mhaibib, is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon.

Muhaibib holds a shrine to Benjamin, who Islam considers a prophet, which attracts pilgrims and visitors.

"[4] During the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) released footage of themselves destroying nearly the entirety of Muhaibib.

[5][6] The New York Times connected a statement in which the IDF claimed that they had 'dismantled a tunnel network used by Hezbollah's elite Redwan Forces' to the destruction of the village.

[7] The spokesperson for the US Department of State, Matthew Miller, said that "we do not want to see entire villages destroyed", nor "civilian homes".