Israeli forces carried out attacks on several areas of southern Lebanon while agricultural land in Syria’s southern Quneitra province was reportedly set ablaze. The incidents took place on Saturday (August 15), according to reports from Lebanese and Syrian media.

Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli forces attacked the Hulā area. Israeli warplanes also carried out strikes on Wadi Adshit al-Qusayr and Mansouri in the Tyre district.

Al-Manar reported that Israeli fighter jets also targeted the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Meanwhile, an Israeli military helicopter conducted an intelligence surveillance operation over the Ali al-Taher area. The media outlet claimed that prohibited weapons, including phosphorus shells, were used in the attacks.

Meanwhile, Syrian local media, citing multiple sources, reported Israeli attacks in the Quneitra area. The strikes reportedly sparked a large fire in agricultural fields in the southern town of al-Rafid. Crops were damaged in the blaze, causing concern and tension among local residents. No casualties were immediately reported.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has rejected Lebanon’s proposal for direct talks with Israel. He described the proposed framework for negotiations as tantamount to surrendering Lebanon’s sovereignty to US-Israeli demands.

Qassem called on the Lebanese government to abandon direct negotiations with Israel, describing the process as “failed and humiliating.”

Qassem said the so-called framework agreement was essentially a collection of conditions imposed by Israel. He challenged the Lebanese government to show whether it had achieved anything after seven rounds of negotiations.

He also stressed that the November 27, 2024 agreement remains in effect. At the same time, he accused the Lebanese government of targeting Hezbollah’s weapons or resistance arsenal while failing to take adequate action against Israel’s violations of the agreement.

The death toll from Israeli military attacks in Lebanon has reached 4,335, according to the latest data from Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. The deaths were recorded over the past five months, during the military campaign that began on March 2 this year. More than 12,277 people have also been injured, while over 1.5 million people have been forced to leave their homes.