Israeli forces shelled towns across southern Lebanon on Sunday and carried out demolitions and raids, in the latest round of attacks despite a US-brokered framework agreement reached in June.

Lebanese news outlets reported that Israeli forces carried out a demolition in the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, where troops also made incursions, and a large explosion was reported on the outskirts of Qantara. Artillery fire targeted the outskirts of Mayfadoun and the towns of Zibqin and al-Mansouri, in the Tyre district.

Separately, an Israeli drone dropped a bomb on a house in the town of Touline, although the strike caused no casualties. Israeli troops also fired heavy machine guns towards the outskirts of al-Mansouri and Bayut al-Sayyad, south of Tyre.

The attacks followed further Israeli operations on Saturday, when forces demolished buildings in Bani Hayyan and raided areas in Khiam. Artillery also struck Haddatha, while a shell hit a house in Aita al-Jabal during raids on the town. Overnight, Israeli artillery struck Nabatieh al-Fawqa, the outskirts of Haris and the al-Arish area between Haris and Haddatha, as well as Wadi Slouqi and the outskirts of Majdal Selm.

On Friday, artillery fire targeted 15 towns, including residential areas, homes and olive groves, while Israeli forces carried out large explosions in six towns and dropped sound bombs in two others. The sustained tempo of strikes has raised fresh doubts about the framework agreement, which was meant to end the war between Israel and Lebanon after several rounds of direct negotiations in Washington.

The agreement, reached in late June, was intended to bring an end to months of fighting, but Israeli forces have continued their attacks and expanded their presence in southern Lebanon. Washington has also pressed the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah, the armed group that has been the main target of Israeli operations.

Lebanon's Health Ministry said on 5 November that Israeli attacks since 2 March had killed 4,390 people and wounded 12,429 others. The International Organization for Migration recorded 304,520 people still internally displaced in Lebanon as of 28 October.

The latest strikes came days after a particularly deadly week in the south. On Friday, at least 12 people were killed in Israeli attacks, including eight in Habboush in the Nabatieh district, and on Thursday at least 28 people were reported killed across southern Lebanon. Israeli forces have also been building a network of military roads and outposts across the south, according to satellite imagery reported by Al Jazeera, fuelling concerns about a prolonged military presence.

Lebanon's government has repeatedly complained that the continuing attacks breach the June framework, while Israel says its operations target Hezbollah positions and fighters. The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, is due to begin withdrawing after its mandate expires on 31 December, under UN Security Council Resolution 2790, a move the UN peacekeeping chief has warned could leave the border area more exposed.

Sources: Press TV and Anadolu Agency via Europe Says.