Beirut, Aug. 22 (Petra) -- The Israeli military detonated a large number of homes on the western outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Mays al-Jabal early Saturday, according to a Lebanese security source.

The source reported that an Israeli force advanced into Mays al-Jabal on Saturday afternoon, rigging remaining homes with explosives in preparation to blow them up amid heavy artillery shelling and machine-gun fire sweeping the area.

Explosions were also recorded in Bint Jbeil, Majdal Zoun, and Taybeh, coinciding with intense artillery bombardment targeting the Ali al-Taher forest on the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

Israeli airstrikes struck Al-Mansouri in Tyre, as well as the area between Serbine and Rachaf, with white phosphorus shells allegedly deployed on the outskirts of Doha Kfar Roummane and the vicinity of Dabsha Hill.

//Petra// AF