Israel bombed the Lebanon in response to the launch of three rockets

Beirut.- Israel attacked to Lebanon This Saturday in response to the launch of Three rockets that they sent earlier for their territory, for which no organization still cried out responsibility. This is the greater onslaught Since a High fire in the regionwhich had disagreements in the last section and that resulted in a tension climb.

The Israeli army bombed on Saturday movement objectives Hezbollah in it South of Lebanonafter the order given by the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack «Dozens of terrorist whites» in the neighboring countryto replicate the shooting of three rockets. Hezbollah, however, denied having sent them.

«In response to rocket shots against Israel this morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, instructed (the military) so that They act forcefully against dozens of terrorist whites in Lebanon”They said in a statement.

Meanwhile, two people died and eight were injured by the attacks, according to the Ministry of Health of Lebanon.

The UN force in Lebanon (Finul), deployed in the south of the country, expressed concern about a «Possible Escalada» of violence. The United Nations Corps urged «all parties to avoid compromising the progress made, especially when civil lives and fragile stability are at stake.» In that they alerted: «Any new climbing could have serious consequences for the region.»

The projectiles that arrived first from Lebanon were directed north of Israel. The army explained that they were intercepted and that they aimed the city of Metula. This is the second time that rockets are launched from Lebanon to Israeli territory since December, which raised doubts about the continuity of the High fragile fire reached with Hezbollah.

For his part, Israeli Defense Minister said they will not allow Lebanon to shoot towards their population. «We promised security to the communities of Galilee and that is exactly what will happen,» he said, while Hezbollah did not comment immediately.

In a statement, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Nawaf SalamHe asked the Army to take all necessary measures in the south and clarified that the country does not want war to resume.

According to Times of IsraelIsrael’s Defense Forces (FDI) detailed that the attacks of this day They were directed against Hazbollah Razacohetes and a command center used by the terrorist group in Lebanon.

Before, the Lebanese army assured that he had found the rocket launchers with which the three missiles directed to Israel were thrown, between the cities of Kfar Tebnit and Arnoun, in the south, and that they dismantled them. At the moment, no one attributed responsibility.

After the attack led by the terrorist group Hamas against the population of Israel that October 7, 2023, Hezbollah He began firing rockets, unmanned planes and missiles also towards Israeli territory. The conflict resulted in a total war in September, when the defense forces (FDI) launched massive waves of air attacks and killed most of the High positions of Hezbollah. The fighting left more than 4000 dead in Lebanon and about 60,000 displaced in Israel.

According to the high fire signed in November, Israeli forces had to have retired from the Lebanese territory by the end of January. The countries then agreed to extend the deadline until February 18.

But Israel keeps troops from its forces In five locations in front of communities in northern Israel and carried out dozens of air operations in the south and east of Lebanon, in order to go against Hezbollah’s objectives. In that, Lebanon asked the United Nations to press Israel to completely retire from the country.

These Saturday attacks occurred one day after Israel said that he will launch “growing intensity” operations in the Gaza Strip until Hamas free the 59 hostages that keep retained. It is believed that 24 are still alive.

The Army explained on Friday that plans New assaults on three neighborhoods west of the city of Gaza and launched evacuation warnings of those areas through social networks.

Israel also flew the only hospital specialized in the treatment of cancer in the enclave. Military authorities said they attacked the Turkish-Palestine Friendship Hospital because Hamas terrorists operated from there.

For now, the international community condemned the new climb. On Friday, the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France and Germany described the Israeli campaign in Gaza as a Dramatic step back. «We are horrified by the civil casualties and urgently ask for an immediate return to the high fire,» they said in a joint statement.

In the attack of October 7, Hamas’ terrorists killed about 1200 people, mostly civilians, and took 251 more as hostages. The majority were released in the high fire or other agreement. The Israeli forces rescued eight hostages alive and recovered the mortal remains of more dozen.

Reuters, AP and AFP agencies