Israel Deliberately Starting Wildfires in Southern Lebanon, Firefighters Say

Firefighters in southern Lebanon say Israeli forces deliberately intensified wildfires while they were trying to contain them. Civil defense officials described incidents where a substance was sprayed from the Israeli side near the border, causing flames to spread rapidly. They also alleged the fires were linked to incendiary materials used during clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. The accusations come amid frequent cross-border shelling and ongoing restrictions on firefighting efforts, with fires damaging forests, farms, and orchards on both sides of the frontier.