On Saturday, Israeli officials reported that Hezbollah carried out an explosive drone attack against their troops. Notably, the drone was described by the IDF as having been “launched toward” their troops, but it caused no damage or casualties.
Israel responded with yet another substantial escalation of Israeli strikes against southern Lebanon. Intense shelling was reported against Mansouri, and an Israeli Apace helicopter attacked a main commercial center of Mayfadoun.
Israeli tanks fired shells at Hadatha, and machine gun fire was reportedly directly at Beit Yahoun. Many of these villages are under standing evacuation orders, and there were no reports of casualties, though considerable destruction was reported.
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)
White phosphorus munitions were fired against Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, setting fires. Lebanese Army personnel disarmed unexploded ordinance dropped by Israeli forces in and around Majdal Selm.
Having spent hours attacking residential and commercial districts around southern Lebanon, the IDF did what the IDF does, and issued a statement saying that they’d been hitting “Hezbollah infrastructure,” providing no evidence that any such infrastructure was actually hit.
Israel has escalated strikes on Lebanon multiple times in the past month, while the trilateral talks, to the extent they’ve continued at all, have failed to result in any meaningful deals, with Israel pushing Lebanon to make further commitments to disarm Hezbollah without any assurances the IDF would stop attacking or withdraw from Lebanese soil.
