Israeli Forces Burn Houses in Al-Qantara, Conduct Drone Strike Near Al-Nabatieh Al-Fawqa

The Israeli military continued ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon on Thursday, burning houses in Al-Qantara and carrying out military sweeps and a drone strike on the outskirts of Al-Nabatieh Al-Fawqa, according to وكالة سبأ.

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وكالة سبأ said the violations came despite a ceasefire agreement that included Lebanon and described the activity as continuing across several Lebanese areas.

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In parallel, Shafaq News reported that a US official told Axios that Israel is expected to begin its first pullback from a planned “pilot zone” in southern Lebanon within days.

Shafaq News added that the process would proceed despite Lebanon’s refusal to join another round of talks with Israel in Rome next week before the first redeployment begins.

Shafaq News said the US-mediated security framework between Beirut and Tel Aviv, reached on June 26, provides for a phased Israeli pullback from southern Lebanon in exchange for a broader deployment of the Lebanese Army and the disarmament of armed groups.

The same source reported that Hezbollah and several Lebanese political factions oppose the plan, while Israel insists any further redeployment remains contingent on Hezbollah’s disarmament.

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Shafaq News also said Netanyahu previously identified Zawtar Al-Gharbiya and Froun as the first two locations included in the pilot stage, but Froun’s municipal council rejected the designation.

In the same reporting, Shafaq News described daily Israeli military operations continuing across southern Lebanon despite the framework, including troops burning several homes in Qantara in Marjayoun district and a drone strike on the Ali Al-Taher woodland on the outskirts of Nabatieh Al-Fawqa.

Shafaq News said Lebanon’s Health Ministry put the cumulative toll from the war between March 2 and July 9 at 4,321 people killed and 12,204 others wounded, including women and children.

“South Lebanon and the Beqaa region on Thursday evening witnessed a wide Israeli military escalation that included air strikes, movements of armored vehicles, and ground sweeps, along with the burning of several houses, amid a climate of tension and vigilance among residents”

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The same source reported that Washington also plans to engage international partners to help the Lebanese government restore sovereignty in the pilot zones and across the country.

In the background of continued operations, وكالة سبأ described Thursday’s ceasefire violations as including burning houses in Al-Qantara and a drone strike on the outskirts of Al-Nabatieh Al-Fawqa.

Together, the accounts place the immediate stakes on whether the planned “pilot zone” pullback proceeds within days while Lebanon refuses another Rome round of talks before redeployment begins.