Israel’s Minister of Defense, threatened Beirut on Friday after rocket fire from Lebanon, shaking an already fragile truce that had largely ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.
“If there is no silence in Kiryat Shmona and the communities of Galilee, there will not be silence in Beirut,” said defense chief Israel Katz, referring to the cities of the north to which the rockets were launched.
Israel’s army said in a statement on Friday morning that two “projectiles” were launched from Lebanon to Israel. One was intercepted, he said, while the other fell into the Lebanese territory.
It was the second time that the rockets were fired since Lebanon since the high the fire of November ended the fight between Israel and Hezbollah, although Israel has continued to carry out occasional attacks in the south of Lebanon despite the truce.
“The Lebanese government has the direct responsibility of any fire towards Galilee,” Katz said.
The last rocket releases occurred hours after the Israeli attacks killed six people in the south of Lebanon, and Israel said he had attacked Hezbollah agents.
Lebanon National News Agency He reported Israeli artillery bombings in the town of Khiam, five kilometers from the Israeli border.
He said that the border community of Kfar Kila was also the objective of the bombing, and that the Israeli army was carrying out a search and clear operation in Hammamess Hill, where sustained shots could be heard.
The Lebanese Movement Hezbollah began to launch rockets in Israel on October 8, 2023, in support of his ally Hamas after the unprecedented attack of the Palestinian group against the south of Israel that caused the invasion of Israel de Gaza, which has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians so far the accusations of genocide.
Cross -border hostilities finally became a total invasion, with Israel by conducting an intense bombing campaign in Lebanon and sending terrestrial troops.
The November truce brought a partial Israeli withdrawal, although its troops have continued to occupy five positions in the south of Lebanon that it considers strategic, even after a deadline to remove its approved troops.
Escalation
Last weekend he saw the most intense climb from the truce, with Israeli strikes in the south killing eight people, according to Lebanese officials.
The UN Peace Maintenance Force in Lebanon said at that time that it was “alarmed by the possible escalation of violence” after rocket fire.
Hezbolá denied any participation in that rocket attack and described the accusations of Israel “pretexts for his continuous attacks against Lebanon.”
Under the terms of Alto El Fuego, Hezbollah had to take his strength to the north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Israeli border, and dismantling any remaining military infrastructure in the south.
Israel has also recently resumed its Gaza invasion, destroying weeks of relative calm caused by a high January fire with Hamas.
The Palestinian militants responded by launching rockets in Israel days later.
In more than a week of Israeli strikes of resumption in Gaza, 855 people have been killed, according to the Ministry of Health in the besieged enclave.
The United Nations said Wednesday that renewed Israeli operations had displaced 142,000 people in just seven days and warned that supplies were decreasing in front of an Israeli aid block.
The attack of October 7, 2023 against Israel that preceded the invasion of Israel resulted in the death of 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to a AFP Tally based on official figures.
