Israel carries out a heavy detonation operation between Taybeh and Qantara (Marjayoun) on Aug. 31, 2026. (Photo sent by our correspondent in southern Lebanon, Muntasser Abdallah)
SOUTH LEBANON — Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon continued on Monday, with intensified air strikes, artillery fire, and bombings amid a lack of progress in the negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv.
Detonations were reported between Qantara and Taybeh (Marjayoun), as well as in Kfar Tibnit (Nabatieh) and Byout al-Siyad (Sour).
In Qantara specifically, successive Israeli demolitions in recent days have profoundly altered the area's natural landscape, according to reports by our correspondent in southern Lebanon.
Where once lay a wild expanse dotted with houses, there is now nothing but a stretch of red sand, according to a video sent to our correspondent.
As both residents and journalists have been barred from visiting the site, it is impossible to determine the number of homes that have been damaged, destroyed, or blown up, or even to establish precisely how many demolition operations Israeli forces have carried out in the village, our correspondent explains.
Israeli sniper fire with medium machine guns also targeted the Dayaa neighborhood in Nabatieh Fawqa. In Houla (Marjayoun), Israeli forces set houses on fire and shelled the area, while also carrying out movements inside the village.
Meanwhile, Mansouri (Sour) was subjected to continuous artillery fire. An explosion was heard at dawn, and the Israeli military later carried out bulldozing operations in the same area.
Last night, the outskirts of the Ali Taher ridge and Nabatieh Fawqa were subjected to Israeli phosphorus shelling. Israeli airstrikes also targeted the villages of Mansouri, Byout al-Siyad (Sour), Dohat Kfar Roummane, and the outskirts of Qantara (Marjayoun). Furthermore, the Israeli army carried out four detonations in Sarbine and one in the outskirts of Braasheet (Bint Jbeil).
In parallel with a lack of progress in the negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, the Israeli army's demolitions and attacks have been intensifying in southern Lebanon. Fears of further escalation are on the rise, especially as Israel is reportedly preparing for a potential offensive against the strategic hills of Ali Taher, where Hezbollah fighters are believed to be operating.
Report contributed by our correspondent in the South, Muntasser Abdallah