Israeli forces strike southern Lebanon towns despite June ceasefire

Israeli forces carried out airstrikes, artillery shelling and house demolitions across southern Lebanon on Thursday, the Lebanese National News Agency reported.

• Israeli troops swept Haddatha with machine-gun fire and moved military vehicles inside the town in Bint Jbeil district.
• Warplanes struck the outskirts of Zoutar al-Sharqiya, while artillery shelled Ali al-Taher hill near Nabatieh al-Fawqa.
• Israeli forces booby-trapped and demolished houses in al-Mansouri in Tyre district, with blasts heard in Tyre city.
• The operations came despite a ceasefire declared June 20; the war began March 2 after Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel.
• Israeli forces set off large explosions in Houla and Majdal Zoun and flew low-altitude drones over southern Lebanon.