Tel Aviv: Israel on Thursday increases its response to rocket attacks this week by launching a rare air strike in Lebanon, the army said.
The army said in a statement that Jets hit the launch site from which rockets had been fired the previous day, as well as additional targets used to attack Israel in the past.
IDF blamed the Lebanese country for shooting and warned “to further efforts to endanger Israeli civilians and Israeli sovereignty.” Peace under a fragile fire that ended the 11-day war with the ruler of the Hamas militant in Gaza in May.
Some incidents towards rocket fires this week from Lebanon have focused on the northern border of Israel, and the United States quickly condemned the attack in Israel.
Al-Manar TV owned by Hezbollah reported a strike around 2am, by saying they hit an empty area in Mahmoudiya Village in Marjouun District.
Avichai Adraee, a spokesman for Arabic Israel, said the Lebanese government was responsible for what had happened in the region and warned of more attacks on Israel from South Lebanon.
Three rockets were fired from Lebanon to Israeli regions on Wednesday, Wednesday and the army responded with sustainable artillery fire, the Israeli military said.
The announcement came after the siren was heard in the northern Israel warning the possibility of a rocket attack.
Two rocket landed inside Israel, said the army.
Channel 12 reported that one rocket exploded in an open area and the other was intercepted by the Israeli defense system, known as an iron dome.
Israeli media reported that the incoming rockets began to burn near Kiryat Shmona, a community of around 20,000 people near the Lebanon border.
The Lebanese military reported 92 artillery shells fired by Israel in Lebanese villages as a result of a rocket fire from Lebanon.
It was said that the shooting of Israel’s artillery caused a fire in Rashaya Al-Fukhar Village.
In a statement, the Lebanese army also said he was patrolling in the border area and had formed a number of checkpoints and opened an investigation to determine the source of rocket fires.
Lebanese security officials did not immediately confirm Israeli air strikes.
There are several similar incidents in recent months.
US Ministry of Finance spokesman Ned Price condemned rocket fire from Lebanon.
“Israel has the right to defend itself on such attacks,” he told reporters in Washington, adding that the US would remain engaged to partners “in this region in an effort to improve the situation.
” At the United Nations, Stephane Dujarric spokesman said the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, was aware of rocket fires and Israeli artillery responses.
He said the Unifil Commander, General General Stefano del Col, appealed the ceasefire and urged both parties to “run the maximum restraint to avoid further escalation.”
Israel launched an air strike in Lebanon in response to rockets
