Lebanese Hezbollah announced late Saturday evening that he had fired into the territory Israeland dozens of rockets – the agencies reported. Explosions lit up the sky during the shelling. The Iron Dome intercepted the Lebanese rockets. The Israeli army said that about 30 missiles were fired. – We shot down most of them, no one was hurt in the attack – it emphasized.
Middle East. Night shelling of Israel
The shelling was a response to Israel's recent attacks on southern Lebanon and a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah said in a statement. It added that the settlement had been added to the list of targets. Beit Hillel in the north of Israel.
In Israel, Hezbollah was expected to retaliate after the rockets fell on Beirut, the capital LebanonThe earlier response was said to be in retaliation for the attack on the Golan Heights in which 12 Druze children and teenagers were killed.
Controlling the south of Lebanon and supported by Iran Since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip in the fall of 2023, Hezbollah has been regularly shelling northern Israel, which has been met with a military response from that state.
Tensions are rising in the Middle East
Tensions in the Middle East have risen significantly in recent days following Israel's killing of Hezbollah's military leader in an attack on Beirut Fuada Szukra. In the attack in Tehran, the political leader of the Palestinian Hamasu Ismail Haniyeh.
Hezbollah, Iran and Hamas have all vowed to retaliate, with fears growing that the expected strike could deepen tensions and lead to an all-out war on yet another front in the conflict between Israel and Iran and its allies.
The United States, among others, is watching the situation in the Middle East with concern. Joe Biden he was supposed to suggest during a telephone conversation with Binyamin Netanyahuthat the US will support Israel in repelling a possible response from Iran and its allies to the recent attacks, but at the same time he noted that he expected the authorities in Jerusalem to immediately focus on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The US and UK appeal
– Tensions are high and the situation could deteriorate rapidly. – warned the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London David Lammy. – My message to British citizens is clear: leave now – added.
A decisive step was taken by, among others, Swedenwhich decided to close the embassy in Beirut. The authorities also made an appeal Francewhich called for people to leave Iran “as soon as possible.”
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