黎巴嫩南部消防员和居民指控以色列军队故意在该地区引燃野火 [1]。自6月17日停火协议生效以来的近两个月内，以色列通过无人机投掷燃烧弹、白磷炮弹和照明弹在林地和农业用地引发大火 [1]。消防员Hussein Fakih表示："我们的大多数任务现在与火灾有关，有大量林地被烧毁，在边界附近地区，大约30-40%的土地受到火灾影响" [1]。
8月1日，Yaroun村发现900栋房屋中的大部分被推平后，橄榄树和果树林被纵火焚烧 [1]。消防员需要与黎巴嫩军队协调，通过包括以色列军队在内的"解冲突"小组申请灭火许可 [1]。环保组织表示这是以色列针对黎巴嫩自然环境的长期做法，造成生态系统破坏和居民生计损失 [1]。
Firefighters and residents in southern Lebanon have accused Israeli military forces of intentionally igniting wildfires across the region since a ceasefire agreement took effect on June 17 [1]. The Israeli military has allegedly used unmanned drones to drop incendiary materials, white phosphorus munitions, and illumination rounds that have sparked fires across forested and agricultural lands [1].
The scale of the destruction has become increasingly apparent to emergency responders. Hussein Fakih, a firefighter, stated that "most of our tasks are now related to fires, with vast stretches of woodland destroyed, and approximately 30–40 percent of land near the border affected by fire" [1]. In the village of Yaroun on August 1, the aftermath of house demolitions revealed extensive damage to olive and fruit tree groves that had been set ablaze, with most of approximately 900 structures in the area flattened [1]. Additionally, Israeli forces have employed catapult-like devices to hurl burning debris across the border fence during the summer of 2024 [1].
Firefighting operations have been complicated by military restrictions, requiring coordination between Lebanese firefighters and the Lebanese army, with approval for firefighting missions needing to be obtained through "deconfliction" groups that include Israeli military representatives [1]. Environmental organizations have characterized this pattern as a sustained campaign against Lebanon's natural environment, resulting in ecosystem degradation and loss of livelihoods for local residents [1].