Moghnie is one of several American citizens who told CNN that their family homes have been destroyed in Israel’s war against Hezbollah, which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says is targeting enemy positions. Homes demolishedA common refrain among Lebanese-Americans is that the situation in southern Lebanon has never been so bad. Others remember the last time Israel occupied southern Lebanon from 1982 to 2000. “A lot of these homes [in southern Lebanon that are owned by Americans] are being destroyed with our own tax dollars. There are two or three homes left which they probably used as a base, but they destroyed every single house.