Israeli operations in southern Lebanon focus on dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure within and around a self-declared security zone while responding to drone and rocket attacks. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire announced in June has faced repeated violations, with Israeli forces conducting airstrikes, artillery fire, and limited ground incursions into Tyre district villages such as Al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun through August and early September 2026. The late-August capture of the Ali al-Taher Ridge near Nabatieh marked the most significant recent territorial advance, prompting fresh strikes that killed dozens in the following days. Lebanese officials and municipal leaders have gathered in Tyre itself to protest ongoing demolitions and displacement, even as Israeli statements frame actions as limited to threat removal rather than deeper northward expansion. Diplomatic talks involving the U.S. and regional mediators continue amid uncertainty over whether ground forces will advance into the city proper before any renewed de-escalation.