Hezbollah resumes fire on Israel, Lebanese prepare for emergency - media
Kyiv • UNN
“Hezbollah resumed rocket and artillery attacks on Israel after the assassination of its commander in Beirut. The Lebanese in the areas controlled by Hezbollah are preparing for a possible escalation of the conflict.
Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon resumed rocket and artillery attacks on Israel: at night, a rocket “forced an Israeli military aircraft to return.” Two rocket attacks were also carried out on military positions in northern Israel. In anticipation of a possible further escalation, the Lebanese in the areas of the country controlled by Hezbollah are preparing for an emergency.
Written by UNN with reference to Swiss Info, The Times of Israell and Reuters.
Details
Hezbollah forces on Friday resumed rocket and artillery attacks on Israel, ending the lull along the border after Israel killed the Lebanese group's military commander in Beirut.
At night, Hezbollah fired a surface-to-air missile at an Israeli military plane flying in Lebanese airspace and forced it to turn back, representatives of the Iranian-backed militant group said. Hezbollah also carried out two artillery attacks and two rocket attacks on military positions in northern Israel.
Lebanese prepare for possible escalation
In anticipation of a possible further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the Lebanese in the Hezbollah-controlled areas of the country are preparing for an emergency. According to eyewitnesses, more and more people are leaving their homes in the suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Sources in Lebanese security agencies said: “The situation is very worrying.
Context
The leader of Lebanon's Shiite party, Hassan Nasrallah, spoke on Thursday after a strike that killed the organization's military leader, Fouad Shukur.
“We are facing a great battle. We have gone beyond a simple support front. This is an open battle on all fronts,” the Hezbollah leader warned in a live television address, announcing a ‘new stage’ in the confrontation with Israel.
Media reports that Hezbollah attacked Israel, and the IDF retaliated by striking Lebanon
“Hezbollah claims to have fired dozens of rockets at the northern border community of Metsuba in response to an Israeli strike on the Lebanese village of Chamaa earlier today, according to a report by timesofisrael.
There were no reports of casualties as a result of the rocket attack on the Western Galilee. The strike on Hamaa killed four Syrians and injured several Lebanese civilians.
Netanyahu and Biden's statements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any aggression against his country would “have a high price”. In a telephone conversation, US President Joe Biden assured Netanyahu and Israel of US support “against all threats from Iran.” At the same time, he called for efforts to de-escalate the situation.
