On Thursday, dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, marking a major escalation of tensions between the two countries. This incident occurred in the wake of Israeli police raids at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which led to widespread condemnation from the Arab and Muslim world.
The rocket attack was the largest such attack since the 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel, which left around 1,200 Lebanese people and 165 Israelis dead. Israel closed its northern airspace in the wake of the barrage, and no deaths were reported as of Thursday afternoon. It is not yet known which group in Lebanon launched the rockets.
The Lebanese army and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, had no information to release publicly yet. This incident comes a day after the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Beirut for meetings with Hezbollah officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he was “receiving continuous updates about the security situation and will conduct an assessment with the heads of the security establishment.” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was also briefed about “recent security events on Israel’s northern border,” the defense ministry said.
The 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel was the biggest flare-up since 1982, and this recent attack marks a major escalation in tensions in the region. The incident highlights the ongoing conflict and tensions over Israeli police raids at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan.
This rocket attack follows several small-scale rocket attacks from Lebanon in recent years that have prompted retaliatory strikes from Israel. Few casualties were reported in those incidents, with the largest death toll in an exchange of fire in 2015 that left two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper dead. Palestinian factions in Lebanon were believed to be behind those rocket attacks.
In conclusion, the rocket attack from Lebanon into Israel marks a major escalation of tensions in the region. It highlights the ongoing conflict and tensions over Israeli police raids at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, and the potential for further violence in the region.
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