Rockets from Southern Lebanon hit Israel
Rockets from Southern Lebanon hit Israel Multiple rockets were fired towards Israel from southern Lebanon on Friday. The rockets triggered sirens in northern Israel and Golan Heights, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damages. The development comes amid reports of an escalation in cross-border hostilities between the two countries and a fractured relationship with Iran.
The Israeli military also fired its artillery in response to the earlier rocket fire from Lebanon. Quoting Israeli defence sources, Reuters reported that sirens had sounded in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, and in the Golan Heights, part of the territory the country captured in the 1967 Middle East war.
In a statement, Israel’s military said three rockets were fired from Lebanon, with one falling short of the Israeli border and the others striking inside Israel. Witnesses in Lebanon also reported that several rockets were fired at Israel.
The Lebanese army said Israeli retaliatory attacks, which extended to several villages in south Lebanon, had led to a fire in the town of Rashaya al-Fokh. It was investigating to find out who had fired the rockets from Lebanon.
Palestinian factions in Lebanon have fired sporadically on Israel in the past, and two rockets were launched at Israel on July 20, causing no damage or injuries. Israel responded to that incident with artillery fire.
The latest border incidents occurred after an attack last Thursday, which Israel blamed on Iran, on a tanker off the coast of Oman. Two crew members, a Briton and a Romanian, were killed. Iran has denied any involvement.
Israeli jets struck what its military said were rocket launch sites in Lebanon early on Thursday in response to two rockets fired towards Israel from Lebanese territory, in an escalation of cross-border hostilities amid heightened friction with Iran.
The rockets launched from Lebanon on Wednesday struck open areas in northern Israel, causing brush fires along the hilly frontier. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, which came from an area of south Lebanon under the sway of Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas. Israel responded with several rounds of artillery fire on Wednesday before launching air strikes early on Thursday, the military said.
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