Illustrative image. (The Israeli Defense Forces)
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out dozens of strikes against Lebanon on March 22 afternoon in response to a rocket attack that Hezbollah denied responsibility for.
In a statement, the IDF announced that it had struck dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command center used by the group in Lebanon, in response to the morning’s rocket attack on the northern Israeli settlement of Metula.
The rocket attack “is a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and a direct threat to Israeli citizens,” the military said, adding that “the State of Lebanon bears responsibility for upholding the agreement.”
Lebanon’s National News Agency said that four people, including a girl, were killed in southern Lebanon by one of the Israeli strikes.
“The Israeli enemy strike on the town of Touline resulted… in the death of two people, including a girl, and the injury of eight others, including two children,” the state-run news agency citiged the health ministry’s emergency unit as saying, describing it as a “preliminary toll.”
Hezbollah denied responsibility for the attack on Metula. In a statement, the group said that it “reiterates its commitment to the ceasefire agreement and stands behind the Lebanese state in addressing this dangerous Zionist escalation against Lebanon.”
Meanwhile, the Lebanese Armed Forces said in a statement that it located and dismantled three makeshift rocket launchers between the southern Lebanese towns of Kfar Tebnit and Arnoun, which were used in this morning’s attack on Metula.
“Military units continue to take the necessary measures to control the situation in the south,” the military added.
According to an IDF probe, a total of six rockets were fired from Lebanon at Metula. Three were intercepted by Israeli air defenses, while the other three fell short in southern Lebanon. The attack didn’t cause any injuries or damage. The military is reportedly still investigating which group was behind the attack.
Warning from escalation, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said that the rocket fire from Lebanon and Israeli response “could have serious consequences for the region.”
“We strongly urge all parties to avoid jeopardizing the progress made, especially when civilian lives and the fragile stability observed in recent months are at risk,” the force said in a statement.
“The situation remains extremely fragile, and we encourage both sides to uphold their commitments. UNIFIL peacekeepers remain in all positions,” it added.
A ceasefire brokered by the United States last November was supposed to end all clashes on the Israeli-Lebanese border by February 18. However, the IDF continues to launch strikes against Hezbollah. It also maintains five strategic posts in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah, which took heavy losses during the last confrontation with the IDF, appears to be exercising strategic patience while it redefine its policies and reorganize its forces.
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i’m curious, though, why are the druze so highly represented among the israeli air force and among the officers of the israeli army, given their small population?
they are patriots, fighting for freedom!
where did you get this information?
hizbollah proven to be pitiful impotent almost as weak as hamas terrorists
or the hootys
“the axis of resistance”…heheheh…
code for “butt hurt infants”
israelis are taught from birth that they have no homeland . they are also taught every one is against them . ingrained paranoia . this means many have no allegiance to nations they were born in . they will never be happy . cause and effect .
the comments section reflects this ideal daily
it seems to hurt you.
well, good.
the jews are going nowhere, buddy.
except into gayza.
the homoland of the palestans.
in the future it will be called “the strip” like sunset strip. its gonna be really cool. lot of shopping malls and hotels.
and the palestains can work for tips as baristas
the more these people keep attacking israel, the more they’re gonna get dead. arabs need to figure it out or they’re going to be living in the stone age.
they are leftists.
they work only with left brain capacity for war and destruction.
and when they are being defeated they whine
and blame everyone else for what they have done.
it is a pattern. we know what we are dealing with.
the track record of the jews is horrendous and the complete extermination is the only sound response by the non-jews. greed will be the jews downfall or the end of the jews mockeryh of human values.
it is only horrendous from the perspective of the exterminated vermin.
from here it looks pretty sweet.
there is no human value for
g@y tranny homo terrorists like you
you worthless piece of feces
lol
jump in front of a fast moving train, idiot!
hook nose trolls here obsessed with simplistic, trite one liners and sexually perverse referencing, usually with bestiality overtones.
to the biologically and intellectually balanced humans who visit here i ask ‘what do we do with these misbegotten creatures?’ they know not what their pitiful pretense for abusive communication can be so . . . . laughable 💩💩💩 = 🇮🇱.
yeah, but you draw your shyt.
how intellectual of you
you fockking leftist
lol
those lebanese govt guys who dismantled those rocket launchers are making a huge mistake in my judgement. if they think the jews are gonna be nice to them if they get rid of their weapons, they got another thing coming.
that strategy didn’t work out in syria. i doubt it will work in lebanon.
so, the zionist killed libanese civilians because someone managed to shot some ineffective rockets vs them. so typical, really.
yes, so typical of these jews…
going about and defending themselves from terrorists
are you listening to yourself?
you fockking leftist nut!