Israeli strikes, incursions continue in southern Lebanon on day two of army deployment

Israeli violations continued in southern Lebanon on Wednesday as the Lebanese army’s deployment in the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh entered its second day under phase one of a framework formula agreement, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.

Israeli artillery intermittently shelled Ali al-Taher hill on the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while an Israeli drone carried out a strike on the town, the agency said.

An Israeli force advanced to the outskirts of Burj al-Muluk on the main road linking Tall al-Nahhas to the town, where troops raided a man’s home, searched it, confiscated his passport after checking his phone, and interrogated him before withdrawing towards Tall al-Nahhas, the agency also reported.

Another Israeli force also entered the border town of Sarbin, coinciding with bursts of heavy machine-gun fire in the area, the agency said.

Israeli forces carried out overnight explosions in the towns of Baraachit and Hadatha in southern Lebanon, the agency added.