![Smoke rises over the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah (Eastern Zawtar) in the Nabatieh Governorate of southern Lebanon following Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes that violated ceasefire and framework agreements on August 12, 2026. [Ramiz Dallah - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AA-20260812-42195627-42195623-THE_ISRAELI_ARMY_CONTINUES_ITS_ATTACKS_ON_LEBANON_DESPITE_THE_CEASEFIRE-1-1-1.jpg)
The Israeli army carried out fresh attacks and demolition operations in southern Lebanon early Friday, accompanied by tank movements, machine-gun fire and artillery shelling, despite a framework agreement providing for its withdrawal, Anadolu reports. Israeli warplanes struck the Masha al-Mansouri area, while forces dropped explosive-filled canisters and opened machine-gun fire on the outskirts of Majdal Zoun and al-Mansouri and in surrounding valleys, Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported. The towns of Beit Yahoun, Haddatha and Kounine in the Bint Jbeil district were rocked by a “series of large explosions whose echoes were heard in coastal villages,” the agency said. The explosions coincided with continued flights by Israeli warplanes and drones over the area. READ: Israel blows up school, strikes religious commemoration […]
