Israeli warplanes and artillery struck several areas of southern Lebanon early on Aug. 21, while Israeli forces carried out detonations in border towns, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Jets hit Mansouri in the Tyre district shortly after 2 a.m., with powerful explosions heard across surrounding villages and towns.
Further airstrikes targeted Ali al-Taher and Dabsha hills near Nabatieh al-Fawqa, as well as the area around Kfar Roummane.
The outskirts of Mayfadoun, toward Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, came under intermittent artillery fire.
Israeli forces also carried out detonations in Hadatha and al-Tiri in the Bint Jbeil district and a two-stage blast between Arnoun and Kfar Tibnit. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The attacks came despite a ceasefire in effect since April 17 and a U.S.-brokered framework agreement signed on June 26.
The framework provides for a phased Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territory in exchange for the deployment of the Lebanese army and the disarmament of armed groups, including Hezbollah.
During a visit to the Benoit Barakat army barracks in Tyre, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said restoring the country’s sovereignty required a single strong army.
“Restoring sovereignty can only be achieved by building a capable state, and a capable state cannot exist without one strong army,” Salam said.
He said Beirut would continue working to secure a complete Israeli withdrawal and the return of Lebanese prisoners.
The Lebanese Health Ministry said Israeli attacks since March 2 had killed 4,346 people and wounded 12,301.
More than 1 million people have been displaced during the conflict, according to Lebanese authorities.
