A UN spokesperson expressed concern at the “alarming” rate of Israeli strikes against southern Lebanon in recent days, as the UNIFIL peacekeeping force noted that they’ve documented an average of 137 projectiles fired into Lebanon from Israel daily over the past two weeks.
Today appeared to be no exception, with reports of the morning opening with shelling on the outskirts of Majdal Zoun, while Israeli tanks and a military bulldozer advanced into the area around Shebaa, attacking homes in the area.
Machine gun fire was reported in Baraachit and near Haddatha, while Israeli warplanes were seen flying over the area around Hermel. Israeli drones were also reported flying relatively low over the suburbs of the capital of Beirut, though no attacks have yet been reported there.
Nabatieh District, South Lebanon: An Israeli warplane carried out a heavy airstrike on the outskirts of Deir al-Zahrani in southern Lebanon, reportedly targeting a two-story building.. Four were reported killed and 17 wounded in this attack. August 15, 2026 | Abdul Kader Al Bay/ZUMA Press Wire)
Though the number of strikes is once again on the rise after a relative decline in the number of incidents starting in late June, the most pressing concern seems to be that the Israeli strikes are more directly targeting apparent civilian targets, with home demolitions and gunfire in populated areas.
That the UNIFIL is documented the number of Israeli strikes once again makes the peacekeepers a matter of debate, with Lebanese officials keen to see their mandate extended again this year but Israel, as they have for years, demanding that the mandate expire and end the presence of UN personnel in the area they’re actively invading/occupying.
The casualties for the latest strikes have yet to be confirmed, though a substantial number of civilians were killed in Saturday’s airstrikes against Ansar and Deir al-Zahrani, where Israeli airstrikes killed at least 11 people and wounded 19 others.
