Israeli forces shelled towns and carried out demolitions across southern Lebanon on Sunday, in a fresh round of attacks that Lebanese outlets said breached the ceasefire. Lebanese news reports said troops set off an explosion in the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, where soldiers also made incursions, while a major blast was reported on the outskirts of Qantara.

Artillery fire also struck the outskirts of Mayfadoun and the towns of Zibqin and al-Mansouri, according to the reports. A drone dropped a bomb on a house in the town of Touline, although no casualties were reported. Field reports cited by a second outlet described large-scale demolitions in Al-Qantara and Ayta al-Jabal, with further explosions between Al-Qantara and Al-Taybeh and near Zawtar al-Sharqiya, and artillery hitting Majdal Selm and Wadi al-Salouqi.

Israeli forces also opened fire with heavy machine guns towards Wadi al-Hujair and the outskirts of Qabrikha, the reports said. In a separate development, the Israeli army released a Lebanese man from the border town of Deir Mimas after two days in detention, while an Israeli army spokesperson said sirens sounded earlier in the day near Zar'it and Shomera were false alarms caused by misidentification.

The Sunday attacks followed further strikes on Saturday, when Israeli forces demolished buildings in Bani Hayyan and raided areas in Khiam, and artillery fire on Friday targeted 15 towns. Lebanon and Israel reached a US-mediated framework agreement in late June aimed at ending the war, but Israeli attacks have continued. More than one million people have been forced from their homes since the war began in March, and the International Organization for Migration recorded 304,520 people still displaced in Lebanon as of 28 October.